Anna Kalinskaya defeated Stevens and reached the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open for the first time
Fans sang “Kalinka” during a match at the Australian Open. RT reports this.
The song was performed after the third round match of the tournament between Russian Anna Kalinskaya and American Sloane Stephens. The match ended in victory for the domestic athlete with a score of 6:7, 6:1, 6:4.
The Russian woman reached the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time in her career. In the 1/8 finals, Kalinskaya will meet the winner of the meeting between compatriot Anna Blinkova and Italian Yasmine Paolini. The tournament will end on January 28.
Before this, the audience sang “Kalinka” at the Australian Open on January 15. Then the song was performed during a break in the meeting between Kalinskaya and US representative Katie Volynets. The American, who has Ukrainian roots and knows Russian, responded to the public’s actions with a smile.
Source: Lenta
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