Multiple USSR tennis champion Olga Morozova told that young Russian tennis players were a pleasant surprise at the Australian Open, especially Anna Kalinskaya .
A total of 15 Russian tennis players took part in the main draw of the Australian Open. Elina Avanesyan, Anna Blinkova and Anna Zakharova finished their performance in the 1/16 finals. One lap later, Mirra Andreeva and Maria Timofeeva took the start. Anna Kalinskaya is the last Russian tennis player still in contention for the championship. She will play her round of 16 on Monday against the Italian Yasmine Paolini.
— Do Sabalenka’s chances of defending her title in Australia become greater after the departure of Rybakina and Szwiatek?
— Schwiatek herself admitted that second-tier players now play at the same level as the top three tennis players. It will be very difficult psychologically for Sabalenka, but she is in good shape and beat her opponents in Australia quite easily. She has a lot of responsibility, Arina really wants to repeat her success in Australia and rehabilitate herself after losing in the US Open final.
The loss of Rybakina really upset me. I was upset by Elena’s large number of mistakes and the fact that her coach couldn’t help her save the match.
As for Szwiatek’s departure, they found the right tactic against her. Noskova showed how to play against Iga. The main thing is that we have new names at the Australian Championship.
— What do you think of the Russians’ performance at the Australian Open?
— The main thing is that we received new names at the Australian championship. All our girls impressed from a positive point of view at the Australian Open: Andreeva, Timofeeva and Kalinskaya. There were many bold young Russian women at the tournament. Anna Kalinskaya is a great guy. She had a chance, she took it and moved forward. God grant that everything goes well,” Morozova told .
Kalinskaya is 75th in the world rankings; after the Australian Open, the Russian will rise to at least 52nd position.
Source : MatchTV
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