Tennis
He almost missed the win. Kalinina beat Russians in tournament in UAE
Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 33) successfully started in the challenging WTA 1000 series tournament held in Dubai (UAE).
In the first round of the tournament, the Ukrainian was defeated. Veronica Kudermetova (WTA 11) 3 hours from Russia.
WTA 1000 Dubai. Difficult. 1/32 final
Veronika Kudermetova [10] – Angelina Kalinina – 3:6, 7:5, 5:7
Although Kalinina was ahead 5-2 in the second game, she could not close her opponent quickly. However, Angelina managed to finish the job in the third set.
Interestingly, Kalinina interrupted Kudermetova’s streak in the matches against the Ukrainians. Before the duel with Kalinina, Kudermetova won 9 matches in a row against Ukrainian tennis players.
In the next round of the tournament, Kalinina will face another Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska, who defeated Alize Cornet in the 1/32 final.
Source: Sport UA
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