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Marta KOSTYUK: “I have never had such a bond with any coach, not even with my mother”
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk He talked about working with Sandra Zanevskaya.
– We have been working together since July. We had such a natural and positive atmosphere from the very beginning, our chemistry is very good, we understand each other. Even if something is not going well, he supports me, listens and tries to help me in everything. This is great! I’ve never had this kind of connection with a coach before, not even with my mother, because a mother is a mother (laughs). I’d like to see where this collaboration takes us. I hope there are great moments ahead of us. That’s why we keep working.
Why are there so few coaches on the women’s tour? I don’t know, I was always surrounded by women. As I said, my mother educated me. But with male coaches, I feel like if cooperation fails there is always the next player waiting for them. And in the case of female coaches, if there is no success, then as if you cannot prove yourself and another player will not “risk” inviting you to work because everyone is used to male coaches. I would say that in most cases, this toxicity occurs when men and women cooperate. So I’m sorry to see this, I’ve had that experience too. I’d be interested to see what would happen if there were more female coaches on tour. Who knows, maybe it could have gotten worse (laughs).
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Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) She managed to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
In the final of the selection, the Ukrainian player beat the Polish representative in three sets Maya Khvalinskaya (WTA 145) in 2 hours 25 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – Maya Chwalinska (Poland) – 5:7, 6:2, 6:1
Kalinina played against Khvalinskaya for the first time.
In addition to Maya, Angelina also beat Joanna Garland and Anouk Koevermans in the Australian Open qualifiers.
Kalinina will be playing in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since last year’s Roland Garros. In early July 2025, Angelina was injured and only returned to tennis in December, immediately winning the WTA 125 cup in Limoges.
It will be Angelina’s fifth time playing in the main draw of an Australian major. His best result on the Melbourne courts was the third round in 2023.
Previously, Yulia Starodubtseva also passed the AO-2026 qualification. Kalinina and Starodubtseva join Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya and Alexandra Oleynikova in the heart of slam.
Match statistics: Angelina Kalinina – Maya Khvalinskaya
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January 15 Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) will continue to compete to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
The Ukrainian player will face the Polish representative in the final of the selection Maya Khvalinskaya (WTA 145). The meeting will start at approximately 02:00 Kyiv time.
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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the match will advance to the main draw of the Australian Open.
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January 15 Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur (WTA 136) will continue to compete to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
He will play against the Ukrainian player in the last round of the selection Alexandra Sasnovic (WTA 102). The match will start at 05.00 Kyiv time.
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This will be the rivals’ first meeting.
The winner of the match will advance to the main draw of the Australian Open.
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