Yuliia Starodubtseva faces Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo qualifying round of 32 on hard. Yuliia Starodubtseva is the paper favourite — ranked #50 — but Aliaksandra Sasnovich arrives in form, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard to Yuliia Starodubtseva's 4 of 10.
Break of serve
Sasnovich A. came in with the higher hard rating (1737 vs 1624) and the better recent record (7–3 vs 4–6).
Starodubtseva Y. and Sasnovich A. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Starodubtseva Y. went 1–4 (20%) against them, Sasnovich A. 4–1 (80%). Sasnovich A. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Starodubtseva Y. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Umpiry, "Yuliia Starodubtseva vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-24/sasnovich-vs-starodubtseva-toray-pan-pacific-open-tokyo-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 24 October 2026).