As reported by BTU, in the opening round of the qualifiers, Soboleva lost to the second seed, Swiss player Viktorija Golubic, with a score of 3:6, 3:6, as stated by Ukrinform.
The Ukrainian started the match strong, leading 3:0, but then went on to lose seven consecutive games. In the second set, Soboleva was trailing 1:5, managed to win the next two games, but couldn't break again to minimize the gap.
This was Anastasia's third attempt in the qualifying rounds of a Grand Slam tournament. Last year, Soboleva was eliminated in the first round of the qualifications at Wimbledon and the US Open.
Photo: btu.org.ua.