Second racket of Ukraine Angelina Kalinina (WTA 47) advanced to the semi-finals at the WTA 1000 series clay tournament in Rome (Italy).
In the quarterfinals of the competition, the Ukrainian beat the 15th racket of the world in three sets Beatrice Haddad Mayi (Brazil) in 3 hours and 41 minutes.
WTA 1000 Rome. Priming. 1/4 finals
Beatriz Haddad Maya (Brazil) [12] – Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) [30] – 7:6 (7:2), 6:7 (6:8), 3:6
In the first game, the Ukrainian twice led with two breaks (4:0, 5:2), but after the representative of Brazil took a medical time-out before the eighth game, Angelina’s game fell apart. In the 10th game, when applying for a set, Kalinina had a set point, but could not convert it. The game went to a tie-break, where Beatrice turned out to be stronger.
In the second game, Kalinina also forced her opponent to catch up with her in games. The Ukrainian won 2:0 and 4:2, but immediately gave up her serve. In the 12th game at the reception with a score of 6:5 in her favor, Kalinina had 2 set points, but again failed to convert them. At the tie-break of the 2nd game, the Ukrainian lost 4:5 with a mini-break, but managed to turn the game around in time and close Beatrice 8:6. As a result, the match went into the decisive third set.
The beginning of the third installment Angelina failed. The Ukrainian lost 0:3. Then Kalinina took her serve and the 5th game began. It can be called decisive. Then the Ukrainian saved the gameball twice and converted a break point on the 2nd attempt. After that, the game completely came under the control of the Ukrainian tennis player. Angelina took her pitch to zero, made a break in the 8th game and, plus or minus, calmly took her next game – 5:3. It turned out to be easy to accept for the match – Beatrice had already lost this meeting in her head, she could not complete the half-won draws with high quality, and Kalinina flew around the court. The result – 6:3!
The fight was the longest of the season!
This was the fourth meeting of the girls. Kalinina won all matches.
Angelina Kalinina reached the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 series tournament for the first time in her career.
In the 1/2 finals of the thousandth in Rome, the Ukrainian will play with Veronika Kudermetova, who performs without a flag. In the 1/4 finals of the tournament in the capital of Italy, Kudermetova defeated Zheng Qinwen.
2023-05-16 21:35:00
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