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Anhelina Kalinina (No. 47 in the ranking) Gave the big hit today by beating Veronika Kudrmitova (12) In three sets of 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to advance to the final WTA 1000 in Rome. This is undoubtedly the most important victory of his career.
With two pro breaks and one against the first set, the Ukrainian tennis player managed to make a match that was very even and with both of them games Close enough. This led to the Russian herself exploding angrily at the start of the second set He gave his bag a powerful racketwhich reflects the bad moment he is going through.
Despite this, the former top 10 managed to win the second set, although she was beaten in the third by a Kalinina ready to give the big hit of her life. With this win, she was able to reach what would be her first WTA 1000 final. Without titles yet, the final will be played in Budapest in 2021.
Even this would be a milestone in women’s tennis: She will be the first woman to reach the Rome final in the lowest ranking since 1985the year that was Italian Raffaella Reggie American Vicki Nelson defeated Dunbar with a score of 6-4 and became the champion.
At the moment, Kalinina is waiting for a competitor to play the final in Foro Italico. His next rival will come from a cross between two notable tennis players: Elena Rybakina, currently ranked sixth in the WTA ranking and soon in the top five for the first timeAnd Yelena Ostapenko (20).
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