Former Soviet tennis player Anna Dmitrieva told that the defeat of Russian Anna Kalinskaya in the final of the Dubai tournament (UAE) can be explained by psychology.
On Saturday, Kalinskaya lost to Italian Jasmine Paolini with a score of 6:4, 5:7, 5:7.
— Kalinskaya lost to a tennis player whom she beat and who is weaker than her. The final is a special match. Apparently, the defeat suggests that Anna is not yet ready to become champion. This is a purely psychological defeat. The start of the match was good: Kalinskaya won the first set and took the lead in the second. The proximity of victory, which she missed in the second match, destabilized Anna.
The Russian beat Ostapenko in Dubai, Gauff and Schwiatek are tennis players among the top ten in the ranking, they have won victories in Grand Slam tournaments. Paolini is an average player, but she is in an uncomfortable position for Kalinskaya. There is something to lose by playing against her, but not by playing against stars. Anna is stronger than Jasmine, but it’s a shame that this happened,” Dmitrieva told .
Kalinskaya is 25 years old and in the updated WTA rankings the Russian is expected to rise to 24th place.
Source : MatchTV
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