Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s top-ranked player Viktoriya Tomova lost 5-7, 3-6 to Japan’s Hayu Kinoshita in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying on Tuesday.
Kinoshita, 19, is ranked No. 227 in the world. The match lasted an hour and 30 minutes.
Tomova, 31, ranked No. 174 by the WTA, has made five appearances in the Wimbledon main draw, reaching the second round four times, in 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2025.
Earlier on Tuesday, Bulgaria’s Billie Jean King Cup team member Elizara Yaneva reached the second round of qualifying after defeating Britain’s Yuriko Lily Miyazaki.
Elsewhere at Wimbledon, Yaneva opened her qualifying campaign with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Miyazaki, her first Grand Slam victory, and will next face world No. 99 Katie Volynets. In the men’s qualifying draw, 2025 Wimbledon boys’ champion Ivan Ivanov lost 2-6, 2-6 to Hungary’s Zsombor Piros on Monday, while Grigor Dimitrov will enter the main draw with a wildcard. Tennis: Bulgaria’s Tomova Falls in Wimbledon Qualifying Opener 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-23 19:27:52 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
