Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska made it to the finals of the Wimbledon-2023 qualification. In the second round of qualifying for the Grand Slam tournament, a 23-year-old native of Odessa beat Russian Erika Andreeva, who, due to the Russian war against Ukraine, was allowed to compete only in a neutral status. The match lasted almost an hour and a half.. The Ukrainian confidently dealt with the Russian in two sets - 6:3, 6:4. During the time spent on the court, Dayana filed right through three times, made two double faults and converted 3 out of 8 breakpoints. Yastremska will face Switzerland's Celine Naef in the qualifying final.. Previously, Yastremska played twice in the main draw of Wimbledon (2019, 2022). Ukrainian personal record at the tournament - the fourth round in the 2019 season. We add that at the start of the Wimbledon-2023 qualification, two Ukrainian tennis players dropped out - Daria Snigur and Katarina Zavatskaya. 21-year-old Snigur lost to Arancha Rus from the Netherlands (6:7, 4:6), and 23-year-old Zavatskaya lost to Briton Neikt Bains (6:4, 2:6, 3:6).

Five Ukrainians will start in the main draw of Wimbledon-2023 – Angelina Kalinina, Marta Kostyuk, Lesya Tsurenko, Kateryna Beindl and Elina Svitolina, who received a wild card from the organizers. The main draw of Wimbledon-2023 will take place from 3 to 16 July. Recall that this year Russians and Belarusians were allowed to Wimbledon in a neutral status, subject to a number of rules. Tennis players from Russia and Belarus, as well as their teams, must sign a " Also, players receiving funding from aggressor countries will not be allowed to the tournament..