Black Thursday for Jannik Sinner’s new flame, Anna Kalinskaya

Capolinea Kalinskaya

End credits at Roland Garros for Jannik Sinner’s new flame, Anna Kalinskaya: the Russian succumbed in three sets to Bianca Andreescu. The latter è succeeded in a not so easy comeback: è she was bowled over in the first set (1-6). Second set 7-5, third set 5-3 for the Canadian.

Kalinskaya started the year with a good Australian Open. Here she got her first win in a main draw match, beating Katie Volynets in the first round. She then defeated Arantxa Rus (6-1 7-5) and, with a comeback, overcame Sloane Stephens with a score of 6(8)-7 6-1 6-4, reaching the third round of a Slam for the first time in her career.

In the round of 16, she defeated No. 26 seed Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-2, qualifying for her first quarterfinal at major level. However, è she was eliminated by future finalist Zheng Qinwen, with a score of 7-6(4) 3-6 1-6.

In Dubai, in the quarterfinals, Sinner’s new flame scored her first career victory over a top 5 player, overcoming Coco Gauff in a comeback (2-6 6-4 6-2), qualifying for her first semifinal of the season, her first since February 2022. In the semifinals, she faced world number one Iga Swiatek, prevailing with a double 6-4 and thus reaching her first ever WTA singles final.

In the title match at the Emirati tournament, Kalinskaya è was pitted against Jasmine Paolini for the second time this season, coming out the loser after a tight match that ended with a score of 6-4 5-7 5-7, despite serving for the match in both the second and third sets.