Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya stated that during her matches at the Australian Open, fans sang “Kalinka-Malinka” or “Oh, the snowball is blooming” in her honor. His words lead the way sports.ru.
“I love them both, they are both fun. Yes, I met the fans and talked a little. It makes me very happy that they come to every match and support me. I did not expect this, it is very positive,” the athlete shared.
“Kalinka” was played twice – Kalinskaya against the US representative Katie Volynets, and then in a meeting with American Sloane Stephens.
Kalinskaya became the only Russian tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. She reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. On January 22, she defeated Italian representative Yasmine Paolini with scores of 6: 4 and 6: 2.
In the quarterfinals, Kalinskaya will play against Chinese Zheng Qingwen on January 24. The approximate start time of the match is 11:15 Moscow time.
Former Pari NN actor Nikolai Kalinsky statedHe said he was proud of his sister for reaching the 1/4 finals of AO.