“Darya fought against Danielle Collins in the 1st round of the major”, — write: sport.ua
In the 1st round of the main draw, the Ukrainian lost in two sets to the 11th ranked player in the world Daniel Collins (USA).
Australian Open 2025. 1/64 of the final
Darya Snigur (Ukraine) [Q] – Daniel Collins (USA) [10] – 6:7 (4:7), 3:6
This was the first meeting of the rivals.
In the first game, Snigur won 4:3 (40:0) on serve, but surrendered the game, allowing Collins to tie the score. In the 9th on the reception, the Ukrainian earned two hidden set balls, but was unable to make a break. In the 10th and 12th games, Snigur saved one set point each on the reception, the game went to a tiebreak, which remained for Collins.
In the second set, Daria made the score 3:5 from 1:5, winning 3 match points, but it was already difficult to make a comeback.
Snigur started at AO-2025 from the qualification, where she passed Emiliana Arango, Barbora Palitsova and Rebeka Masarova.
Darya played at the Australian Open for the fifth time in her career and for the second time in the main draw. Last season, she also overcame the selection sieve and lost to Alisha Parks in the 1/64 finals.
Snigur became the second representative of Ukraine to be eliminated from the Australian major. Earlier, Yulia Starodubtseva left the competition. Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostiuk won their opening matches, while Dayana Yastremska and Angelina Kalinina will begin their performances on Tuesday, January 14.
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 13, 2025
