Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya talked about how she managed to defeat world number one Iga Swiatek, representative of Poland, in the semi-final match of the WTA-1000 tournament held in Dubai (UAE). His words lead the way “Sports Express”
“He’s a great player. I knew if I didn’t focus and play aggressively he would destroy me. This was my plan; Trying to play aggressively, making him run. I’m happy to win and I’m happy to have the opportunity to play with him. I am sure that we will meet on the field more than once,” Kalinskaya said in an interview on the field.
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).
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