Anastasia Soboleva beats host Ela Mitic in two sets
Ukrainian tennis player Anastasia Soboleva successfully passed the first round of the tournament WTA 125 V LjubljanaShe beat the host of the court, the Slovenian, in two sets. Elu Mitic.
The match lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes. Ukraine managed to take the lead with two breaks in the opening set and eventually won the set with a score of 6:2. The second set was more stubborn – its fate could well have been decided in a tie-break, but Anastasia took her opponent’s serve at the decisive moment and won 7:5.
In the second round of the tournament in Ljubljana, Soboleva will face Italian Nuria Brancacino. The match will take place tomorrow, September 11.
Another Ukrainian, Katarina Zavatskayahad a poor start to the tournament in Ljubljana. In the first round, she faced Spaniard Angela Fita Boluda, losing to her in three sets.
The match lasted 2 hours and 41 minutes. The first set was a failure for Zavatska – she lost it to zero. The second set was stubborn and competitive – Katarina managed to win it 7:5. But in the decisive third set she lost 4:6, and its fate was decided by just one break by the Spaniard.
Angela Fita Boluda will play against Germany’s Ella Seidel in the second round.
- WTA 125. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Main Draw. First Round
Ela Milic (Slovenia, 750) — Anastasia Soboleva (Ukraine, 214) — 0:2 (2:6, 5:7)
- WTA 125. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Main Draw. First Round
Angela Fita Boluda (Spain, 270) — Katarina Zavatska (Ukraine, 170) — 2:1 (6:0, 5:7, 6:4)
Source: Sportarena
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