“Anastasia lost to Victoria Golubych in the 1st round, although the start was promising”, — write: sport.ua
In the 1st round, the Ukrainian lost in two sets Victoria Golubych (Switzerland, WTA 90) in 1 hour and 7 minutes.
Australian Open 2025. Qualification. 1st round
Victoria Golubych (Switzerland) [2] – Anastasia Soboleva (Ukraine) – 6:3, 6:3
In the first game, Soboleva won 3:0 (40:0*) on reception. Anastasia could not keep the advantage.
This was the first meeting of the rivals. Golubych will play against Laura Pigossi (Brazil, WTA 165) in the 2nd round of selection.
For the first time in her career, Soboleva qualified for the Australian Open and for the third time for the Grand Slam tournament. In 2024, Anastasia failed to overcome the qualifying sieve for Wimbledon and the US Open, being eliminated in the first round.
Darya Snigur, who won her opening match against Emiliana Arango a day earlier, will continue to play in the selection for AO-2025.
Golubych won her 13th match in a row. In early November 2023, she became the champion of the WTA 250 competition in Jiujiang (China), after which she brought the Swiss national team two victories in the Billie Jean King Cup playoff match against Serbia, and in mid-December she won the WTA 125 tournament in Limoges (France). .
