The tennis player who took Anna Kalinskaya’s place amazes everyone

Anna Kalinskaya’s replacement amazes everyone

Eva Lys's incredible story at the Australian Open is causing a stir. In just a few days è everything changed for the Ukrainian-born German tennis player, who was eliminated in the qualifiers of the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne last January 9. The 23-year-old Kiev-born player, who had already booked her flight back to Germany, è was repechaged as a lucky loser after Anna Kalinskaya’s forfeit: the Russian tennis player, Jannik Sinner’s girlfriend, è was forced to withdraw despite herself due to a virus, and announced her forfeit just hours before the start of the match against Australia’s Birrell.

Here è began the crazy adventure of Eva Lys, who eliminated Birrell, Frenchwoman Gracheva and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian in series, reaching the top 16 of the prestigious tournament.

Eva took full advantage of the life-changing opportunity, and now she will face none other than world number two Iga Swiatek in the round of 16. Lys thanks to this series of victories è entered the top 100, gaining 37 positions in the rankings in just a few days. And now she does not want to wake up from her splendid dream.

"I used to put too much pressure on myself, especially whenever I was approaching the top 100, and when the big tournaments were about to start. Sometimes my head è more ù ahead of my game. Now, as a lucky loser, my situation è totally changed. Sometimes you just need a second chance ".