Leylah Annie Fernandez and Yuliia Starodubtseva will fight against each other in the 1^st round of the Australian Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am on Kia Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Leylah Annie Fernandez who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Leylah Annie Fernandez is the pick to win this match.
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 1.26
Yuliia Starodubtseva -> 3.85

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Prediction and head to head Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva

There is no head to head record between Leylah Annie Fernandez and Yuliia Starodubtseva since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Leylah Annie Fernandez

Ranked no. 31, the Canadian will start her run at the Australian Open after she played her last match in Adelaide where she lost 6-4 3-6 6-2 to Alexandrova in the 1^st round on the 6^th of January.

The Canadian has an aggregate 3-2 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, Annie Fernandez has an overall 201-130 record. She has a positive 128-78 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2023 and 2024. See her history.

Yuliia Starodubtseva

Ranked no. 100, Starodubtseva will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Auckland where she lost 6-3 2-0 ret. to Cristian in the 1^st round on the 31^st of December.

The Ukrainian has a composed 0-1 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Yuliia has an overall 113-65 record. She has a positive 55-28 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2024. See her history.

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