Caty Mcnally beat Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 in the round of 64 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan to advance to the next round.
Tiebreak turns the match around
Mcnally lost the first set 2-6. The players went to a tiebreak in the second set, which Mcnally won 7-6(2). She leveled the match and sent it to a deciding set.
Mcnally won the final set 6-4. Starodubtseva had the edge in the opening set, but her opponent took the next two to win 2-1 in sets.
According to api.tennis, Mcnally has won both of her head-to-head meetings with Starodubtseva. Both matches took place in 2026; the other ended 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.