Honored coach of Russia Viktor Yanchuk admitted that he doubted the readiness of the Russian tennis player. Anna Kalinskaya successfully perform at the Australian Open, which takes place in Melbourne.
On Monday, Kalinskaya defeated 26th-seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini in the fourth round of the tournament with a score of 6:4, 6:2. In the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, the Russian will face the Chinese Zheng Qingwen (12th seed).
— Anna has been a household name for three or four years, but we have yet to see any sporting brilliance from her. Today she declared herself so seriously for the first time – after all, she had never reached such high stages of Grand Slam tournaments before. She doesn’t lack skills – Kalinskaya had some before, but she couldn’t shoot. I admit that there were doubts about Kalinskaya’s readiness to successfully play at the Australian Open. This being the first prestigious major tournament of the year, there is very little time for preparation and the ability and skill of the players to reach their peak form comes to the fore. At this time of the season, there are more coincidences than average, relatively speaking.
Anna is already 25 years old, but it’s not too late to reach her best level. Let us recall the example of the Chinese Li Na, who won the Grand Slam tournament at a fairly old age by tennis standards. Kalinskaya’s self-confidence must reach a new level, which in turn is a key factor for progress. Today’s success is the step he was missing,” Yanchuk told RT.
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