In the first stage of the “SP Open 2026” qualifying, the leader of the Lithuanian tennis team confidently defeated Chilean representative Antonia Vergara Rivera (WTA-369) with a score of 6:2, 6:3.
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In the qualifying competition, the 30-year-old tennis player was seeded third and has excellent chances to advance to the main WTA tournament. In the qualifying final, she will face Martina Caburro Taborda (WTA-242) or Chloe Paquet (WTA-297).
J. Mikulskytė has played only a few times in WTA tournaments during her career – in 2022 in Oeiras (Portugal) and Gaiba (Italy), but these are lower category WTA competitions.
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In the same season, the Lithuanian also tried to qualify for WTA tournaments in Chennai (India) and Seoul (South Korea), but unsuccessfully. So far, Justina has not yet managed to break into the main “Grand Slam” competitions.
In the main tournament in São Paulo this year, players such as Leylah Fernandez (WTA-33) and former world number two Paula Badosa (WTA-87) will compete.
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