On January 15, a match took place in Melbourne (Australia) as part of the third round of the qualifying stage of the "Australian Open" tournament between Russian Anastasia Hasanova (212th in the world ranking) and Turkish representative Zeynep Sönmez (112th place). The match ended with a 2:6, 3:6 defeat for the Russian tennis player.
Idman.Biz reports that the match lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. Hasanova did not score any aces (a direct point from the serve) during the game, made four double faults and realized two out of seven break points. Sönmez stood out with four aces, made two double faults and won five out of seven break points.
It should be noted that none of the five Russian tennis players who started in the qualifying stage of the women's tournament at the 2026 edition of the Australian Open were able to qualify for the main stage.