“The German tennis player of Ukrainian origin entered the AO as a lucky loser”, — write: sport.ua
“I found out that I was going to play 5 minutes before the start of the match. I had a return flight scheduled for tomorrow morning. I didn’t have much hope [потрапити в основу як лакі-лузер]but so many people told me that I should stay and wait. Stay positive. I’m glad I stayed here.
Tennis is an intellectual sport. If you don’t have any expectations and you’re just happy that you got to play the match, it makes it easier.”
On January 14, Lys defeated Kimberly Birrell in the 1/64 finals of the Australian Open 2025 with a score of 6:2, 6:2. She replaced Anna Kalinskaya in the main draw and received the status of lucky loser. In the 2nd round, Eva will play against Varvara Grachova.