Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya broke into the top 50 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings for the first time in her career, taking 38th place in the updated list of the best tennis players on the planet.
It was previously ranked 75th and rose 37 places. This was because Kalinskaya reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career – she reached this stage at the completed Australian Open, where she lost to Chinese tennis player Qingwen Zheng in a three-set match. – 7:6, 3:6, 1:6.
Mirra Andreeva rose 12 places to 35th place. The top Russian woman is still Daria Kasatkina, ranked 14th. Next are Lyudmila Samsonova (15) and Veronika Kudermetova (16).
Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek continues to maintain her leadership in the WTA rankings. Belarusian representative Arina Sabalenka, who defended her Australian Open championship, came in second, while American Cori Gauff managed to enter the top three.
Previously Russian tennis player saidHe said that he did not return to sports due to weight problems.