Semeņistaja loses in Wimbledon qualifying final round

Latvian tennis player Darja Semeņistaja has ended her Wimbledon qualifying campaign with a defeat in the final round. She lost 4-6, 2-6 to Russian Anastasia Gasanova (WTA 290.) in the third and decisive qualifying match.

Semeņistaja, ranked 102nd in the world and seeded sixth in qualifying, missed the chance to earn a spot in the main draw. For advancing through two rounds, she received 30 WTA ranking points.

Earlier, the Latvian beat Czech Anna Siskova (WTA 231.) 7-6 (7:2), 1-6, 7-5 in the first round, and defeated Japanese Nao Hibino (WTA 247.) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in the second round. Three qualifying victories were required to enter the main tournament.

Latvia's top player Aļona Ostapenko already has a guaranteed place in the main draw. The Wimbledon main tournament on grass courts begins on Monday.