Nightmare day for Anna Kalinskaya

Normal day for Anna Kalinskaya

Nightmare day for Anna Kalinskaya. In fact, on her debut in the WTA 500 in Adelaide, the Russian, seventh seed in the seeding, è was forced to raise the white flag due to a slight illness against Belinda Bencic, number 421 in the WTA ranking, on the score of 6-2 1-0 in favor of the Swiss.

Upset start for Kalinskaya who loses her serve to zero in the opening game. Bencic confirmed the break (2-0) and repeated it in the seventh game (5-2). At the change of court the Russian, who did not appear at her best physically, called medical time out. Kalinskaya tried to return to the court, but after losing the first set (2-6) she threw in the towel at the beginning of the second partial.

"I wish Anna all the best. I hope she is ready for the Australian Open. Not è the way I wanted to win,” Bencic stressed after the match. But I felt good on the court. I want to thank everyone for the support. I heard the applause from all of you … so thank you".

The Helvetic confirmed herself as a real black beast for Jannik Sinner s fiancée, who had already lost in her three previous matches: in 2022 the two had faced each other in 's-Hertogenbosch and Berlin, while the last previous one dated back to 2023 with the Swiss player winning just in Adelaide 6-3 6-3.