Kazakhstan-born Elena Rybakina, representing Kazakhstan, shared her feelings with Ukrainian Angelina Kalinina from the upcoming final match of the tournament played in Rome (Italy).
“Kalinina used to work with my coach. We just have a good relationship. I always root for it. She always supports me when I win. I am happy to play in the final,” Rybakina said. WTA official website.
The girls will play with each other today. The match will start at 20:00 Moscow time.
Recall that Rybakina beat Elena Ostapenko (Latvia) in the semi-finals with a score of 6:2, 6:4. Kalinina defeated Russian Veronika Kudermetova 7:5, 5:7, 6:2 in three sets.
Rybakina is sixth and Kalinina is 47th in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek continues to lead. It has 9625 points.
Arina Sobolenko is in second place (7881 points). He managed to close the gap thanks to a head-to-head win against Sventek in Madrid.
American Jessica Pegula is also in the top three (5300 points). He lost in the doubles final in Madrid, along with compatriot Corey Gauff.
Formerly Angelina Kalinina Explains why he didn’t shake hands with Veronika Kudermetova.