Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya, ranked 25th in the world rankings, has decided to withdraw from the 1/8 finals of the WTA-1000 tournament in Miami (USA). In this match, she was to meet the representative of Greece, Maria Sakkari, who occupies the 9th place in the ranking.

“I am very sorry that I cannot go on the field today due to health problems. I was determined to play, but my condition does not allow me to continue. Thank you for your support,” Kalinskaya was quoted as saying by the WTA press service.

It should be noted that at the tournament in Miami, Kalinskaya showed excellent results, winning a crushing victory over Chinese tennis player Xiyu Wang, ranked 56th in the world rankings, with a score of 6:2, 6:2, and also defeating Latvian tennis player Jelena Ostapenko, winner of the 2017 French Open, is ranked 10th with a score of 6:3, 6:1.

Sakkari, automatically qualified for the quarter-finals, will face the winner of the match between Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 4 years old) and Madison Keys (USA, 17 years old) in the next round.

  • Kalinskaya won five victories against representatives of the top 10 of the WTA rankings in 2024



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