2023-05-19 20:48:32
The Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina dedicated the greatest success of her career to her home country following beating the Russian tennis player Veronika Kudermetova in the semifinals in Rome. With the 7: 5.5: 7.6: 2 once morest the favored Kudermetowa, the world rankings reached 47th. the final of a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time on Friday. After the match, there was no handshake, which is usual in tennis, given the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
“It’s really important to win every match because of what Ukraine is going through,” said Kalinina, who had been supported by the crowd during the semifinals. She hopes that with her success she can give her country a little glimmer of hope, maybe some positive emotions, she said: “I really hope that Ukraine enjoys it a bit.”
In the final, the 26-year-old will face Wimbledon champion Jelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan, who defeated former Latvian French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko in the second semi-final 6:2,6:4.
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