Russian Tennis Federation (RFT) Vice President Alexey Selivanenko believes that Russian Anna Kalinskaya organized a great tournament in Dubai (UAE). stated that “Sports Express”.
“Anya had a great tournament, advancing from the heats to the final and beating the world’s first racquet along the way. In the final, Anya was close to winning but fell just short. Most likely, there was not enough experience of grand finals at this level. Anna is smart and plays mixed tennis. “In Dubai he showed everyone, including himself, that he has every reason to win in big matches and big tournaments,” Selivanenko said.
Kalinskaya reached the final and lost to Italian representative Yasmina Paolini with sets of 6:4, 5:7, 5:7.
On the way to the final, the Russian woman defeated American Cori Gauff, who is among the top 3 in the world rankings, and Iga Swiatek, the world’s first racket.
In the updated rankings of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Kalinskaya ranks 40th with 1323 points. Polish representative Iga 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 Kalinskaya guess top 10 world rankings.