The first racket of Ukraine Angelina Kalinina could not overcome the first round of the main draw of the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide, Australia.
A native of Nova Kakhovka (No. 39 WTA) lost to former world number one Victoria Azarenka (No. 26 WTA) from Belarus, who competes in neutral status due to the war in Ukraine.
The intense duel lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes.. Unfortunately, Kalinina lost both sets in a tie-break.. The final score of the meeting - 6:7(9), 6:7(5).
Recall that another Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk performs in Adelaide. The day before, she reached the 1/8 finals, defeating the Australian Jamie Forlis. In the second round, the Ukrainian will meet with Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan.