Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek, the world’s first racket, commented on her defeat to Russian representative Anna Kalinskaya in the semi-final match of the WTA-1000 tournament held in Dubai (UAE), and noted that her opponent deserved to take part in the final. His words were quoted sports.ru.
“We’ve had a busy two weeks. I’m angry, but on the other hand, there are very few players who can survive such tournaments. I just have to accept it and let him go. He played well. Of course he deserves to be in the finals. I think it’s more about me and my level. I couldn’t use my tactics.” ” said Swiatek.
The meeting lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes and ended with a confident victory of the 25-year-old Muscovite with scores of 6:4 and 6:4. During the game, the Russian had a direct serve, did not make a single double fault and won 68% of the balls on the first serve. His opponent completed six aces, committed two service errors and won 66% of his first serve balls.
In the final match, Kalinskaya will face Italian Yasin Paolini. The game will be played on February 24 and will start at 18.00 Moscow time.
In the updated rankings of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Kalinskaya ranks 40th with 1323 points. Swiatek continues to lead (10,300 points). In second place is Belarusian representative Arina Sabalenko (8905 points), who is the champion at the Australian Open. Cori Gauff from the USA (7100 points) completed the top three. The best of the Russians is Daria Kasatkina, in 13th place (3063 points).
Previously at FTR explainedThanks to this, the Russian woman managed to sensationally defeat the world’s first racket.