Lauren Davis wants to play a prank on Anna Kalinskaya

Lauren Davis for Anna Kalinskaya

In Italy there’è interest in Anna Kalinskaya since è her relationship with Jannik Sinner was announced. The Russian will participate in the US Open with the hope that recent physical problems will give her some respite.

Meanwhile, the Muscovite has found out who will be her first opponent on the concrete at Flushing Meadows: it is Lauren Davis, a U.S. player who should not be taken lightly despite being behind in the world rankings.

Davis, who was born in 1993 and grew up in the school of Chris Evert, made it through three rounds of the U.S. Open in 2022 only coming to the end of the line in the face of Iga Swiatek.

The last US Open in women's tennis was won by Coco Gauff. In the final, the U.S. defeated Aryna Sabalenka by the score of 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, making a spectacular comeback after losing the first set.

Gauff’s victory represented her first Grand Slam title: the unfortunate performance at the Olympics will be one more spur to do well in Flushing Meadows.