Russian Anna Kalinskaya reached the semi-finals of the WTA 500 tennis tournament in Berlin.
In the quarterfinals, Kalinskaya met the third racket in the world Arina Sabalenko . The Belarusian, seeded number two in the tournament, was unable to finish the match and retired with a score of 1:5 in the first set due to a shoulder injury.
Earlier, Kalinskaya reached the quarterfinals thanks to a denial of Czech Marketa Vondrousova, who injured her hip after slipping on the grass during the match.
The Russian’s opponent in the semifinals will be another representative of Belarus, Victoria Azarenka.
WTA 500. Ecotrans Ladies Open. Berlin. Grass. Prize fund – more than 800 thousand euros
Quarter-finals
Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) — Arina Sabalenko (Belarus, 2) — 5:1 (refusal — Sabalenko)
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