World number 14 and girlfriend of World number 1 Jannik Sinner Anna Kalinskaya beats Hailey Baptiste in a 3-set thriller as she wins her first game in Beijing. The Russian star has made a great comeback from last year when she was playing in the qualifiers and will be continuing her journey in the tournament as a top 20 WTA player in the China Open this season.
There is no doubt that Anna Kalinskaya is one of the top stars in her country and has had some decent performances this season as well. Anna Kalinskaya has shown in the current match that she can fight back and win games and made sure she stayed in the game against the Americans to win her first game at this venue.
It was just a month ago when we saw her see her boyfriend and World number 1 Jannik Sinner win his maiden US Open title and this performance from her seemed to be inspired by that iconic moment.
A thrilling win for Anna
This China Open match did not start going in favour of Anna since she was already a set down in the game losing the first set 6-3 to the unseeded American.
However, this did not stop her from fighting back in the upcoming sets as she she battles hard in the next two sets which were two thrilling tie-breakers to witness. This was one of the best matches to see in the China Open and this makes us eager to see what she will have having store for us going forward in this WTA 1000 tournament.
This might only be her first win, but the fans on social media have enjoyed this performance from her. With Jannik Sinner giving great performances throughout the season and enjoying his time at the top and Anna performing like this, there is a lot of hope that both the lovebirds can win in Beijing this season and have another great moment together.
Also read: World no. 1 Jannik Sinner fights back to beat Nicolas Jarry in the Beijing opener.
Here is how the fans have reacted-
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