Ukrainian Kalinina answered the question whether it prevents her from playing with Kudermetova that her opponent represents Russia

Athletistic / Tennis. Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina, commenting on her arrival in the final of the WTA-1000 tournament in Rome (Italy), answered the question about the reasons for the instability of the game. In the semifinals, she defeated Russian Veronika Kudermetova 7:5, 5:7, 6:2.

In the second set, with the score 5:3, Kalinina lost 16 points in a row.

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After the match, Kalinina was asked if this failure was due to the fact that it was psychologically difficult for her to play with the representative of Russia.

“No, she’s just a top tennis player, a great tennis player. So it was a serious fight. It was tennis. I just lost my focus. Kalinin.