Angelina KALININA: “I finally beat Pliskova”

Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina She commented on the victory over former world number one Carolina Pliskova at the tournament in San Diego (7:6, 0:6, 6:3).

– How are your preparations different for such late matches (ending around midnight local time)?

– The weather is quite nice in the evenings. The afternoon is hot and humid. The humidity was high today too, but the weather was cooler. It was comfortable to play because it’s not that easy to run back 2 and a half hours. This coolness helped me stay more vigorous throughout the match. In general, the preparations for the evening match were no different, there was a warm-up in the morning, then I rested at the hotel and returned to the field.

– Is there anything special you noticed today to better prepare for the next match?

– I finally beat this tennis player. I had lost to him twice before, this year I lost in three sets and then we played for almost 3 hours. I was ready for powerful aces and quick exchanges of blows. He’s incredible. Because when it succeeds we get 6:0.

Today was quite difficult but I tried to concentrate on my game. I remember the match in Dubai was very close, there was also a competitive fight a few years ago and in the end today the victory was on my side,” said Angelina.

Kalinina will face fourth seed Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic in the next round.