Anna Kalinskaya struggled towards world No. 81 Caroline Dolehide however in the end managed to beat the American 6-4 4-6 6-2 and register her first victory of the season on the Singapore Open.
After choosing up back-to-back first-round exits on the Brisbane Worldwide and the Adelaide Worldwide, the world No. 18 withdrew from the Australian Open on the final second.
In her comeback match this Monday, the Russian tennis star was once more hampered by a lower-back difficulty and she or he obtained a medical timeout late within the second set of her match.
Anna Kalinskaya© X screenshot
That did not look promising – particularly after Kalinskaya misplaced the second set – however she managed to proceed and get the job carried out in three units.
Within the Singapore round-of-16, the No. 1 seed will battle towards both Ajla Tomljanovic or Simona Waltert.
Kalinskaya blew a second-set lead however stepped up large time within the third set
Within the first set, the Russian blew an early break however broke Dolehide once more within the ninth recreation earlier than serving out for the opener within the following recreation.
Up by a set, the world No. 18 additionally opened a 4-2 lead within the second set.
However then, she suffered back-to-back breaks and took a medical timeout.
When motion resumed, Dolehide served out for the second set and Kalinskaya hit the ball in anger and obtained a code violation.
Nonetheless, the No. 1 seed was capable of bounce again impressively after claiming two breaks in a row and successful 5 consecutive video games for a 5-1 third-set lead earlier than closing out the match on her serve within the eighth recreation.
“I’m very excited and very impressed at how good the organisation is, and how good the facility is. There are not many tournaments indoors, but this seems (like a) very, very good start and I’m looking forward to it,” Kalinskaya stated earlier than the beginning of the match.
