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“Kalinskaya sets up her opponents well and doesn’t let them take the initiative” – former third racket of the world
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Olympic bronze medalist Nadezhda Petrova believes that tennis player Anna Kalinskaya does not allow her opponents to seize the game initiative in matches at the Australian Open.
On Monday, Kalinskaya defeated Italian Jasmine Paolini (26th seed) in the fourth round of the tournament with a score of 6:4, 6:2. In the quarterfinals, the Russian will play against the Chinese Zheng Qingwen (12).
“It’s great that we have new names and our athletes go so far at the Grand Slam tournament. I congratulate her on this result. I will note, however, that initially her draw went so well that it was only in the fourth round that she met the seeded tennis player from Italy, and then only the 26th.
I really liked how Kalinskaya played these matches and how she held her own; she had a fight with the experienced American Sloane Stephens. I like Anna’s acting. She is light, fast, nimble, and approaches the ball well with her feet. She has sharp, cannon-like strikes, she sets up her opponents very well and doesn’t let them take the initiative, she plays number one. Next, she will play with more experienced tennis players, so it is important for her to gather herself and not think about who is standing in front of her,” Gazeta.Ru quotes Petrova as saying.
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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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January 15 Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 110) will continue to compete to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
In the qualifying final the Ukrainian player will play against Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria, WTA 128). 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 fight will advance to the main draw of the major tournament in Melbourne.
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It will take place on January 15 draw main grill Australian Open 2026 in both men’s and women’s singles.
The ceremony will start at 05.00 Kyiv time. The video broadcast will be available on the official Australian Open website and the tournament’s YouTube channel.
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Current major champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys will attend the draw ceremony.
They know their opponents Ukrainian tennis players: Elina Svitolina (WTA 12), Marta Kostyuk (WTA 20), Dayana Yastremskaya (WTA 27) and Alexandra Oleynikova (WTA 90).
Svitolina, Kostyuk and Yastremskaya rank 12th, 20th and 26th, respectively. There will be a total of 32 seeded players for both men and women.
US Open main rule matches will begin on January 18 and run through February 1.
Three Ukrainians continue to compete in the Australian Open 2026 qualifiers: Yulia Starodubtseva, Daria Snigur and Angelina Kalinina.
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Video broadcast is available on the Australian Open YouTube channel.
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