Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya deserves praise for a well-run start to the season, Russian Federation Honored Coach Vladimir Kamelzon told .
On Saturday, Kalinskaya lost to the Italian Yasmine Paolini in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai (6:4, 5:7, 5:7). The opponents spent 2 hours and 16 minutes on the field.
– Kalinskaya played well in Dubai, despite the defeat in the final. She deserves congratulations for this competition, because in the semi-final Anna beat the world number one Šwiętek. We are happy for Kalinskaya, I really like her tennis. The Russian has had a good start to the season. Congratulations to Anna on a good result. Losing in the final is not a loss of level of play. It is a loss of ranking and prize money. Not only tennis players benefit, but also the country, our tennis system. This can only rejoice,” Kamelzon told .
Kalinskaya is 25 years old, the Russian occupies 40th place in the WTA rankings.
Source : MatchTV

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