Kalinina: I don’t know when I’ll be home and I’m just jumping on tournaments

The Ukrainian tennis player said what difficult conditions he had been in because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Angelina Kalinina spoke about the difficulties she faced after the full-scale invasion of the Russian army in Ukraine. According to Ukraine’s first racket, he no longer has a home and training base and is forced to just roam around in tournaments. In addition, the tennis player said which of the athletes supported him during the war.

“Belinda Bencic was a very close friend of mine, she offered me as much help as I needed. She was there, she was one of the few players who was willing to help and support my family and me. I am so thankful that I have such a person.

It is better to have some players who are 100% with you than many who are only half. So I’m happy with some players who are on my side, who fully support Ukraine. I don’t need a million people or a million players for one thing. Personally, I really need someone who can come up to me and support me privately.

I didn’t get that much support from the players. Okay, that’s their decision. Everyone makes their own decisions. But I’m happy for myself. I have close friends, I’m happy when they come to talk to me in person. I know we are together.

We have no understanding when Ukraine will win. We want Ukraine to win. We were praying for peace, but I couldn’t imagine when we would get home. I jumped from contest to contest like everyone else. Hotel, hotel, hotel. And so since the beginning of February. My husband and I have two large heavy bags. That’s how we travel. Where is my training base? Nowhere. I practice in contests. I come over and practice. Then I’m going to Budapest, then Hamburg, then to the USA, I’m going to play in San Jose and, maybe, in Toronto, ”BTU quotes Kalinina.

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