We know the rival of Igi Christmas, with whom he will face in the Saturday quarterfinal of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. This is Russian tennis player Anna Kalinska. Both players had only met erstwhile before — in February 2024 in the semi-finals of the tournament in Dubai, where the Russian female was the top.
The opponent of Christmas presently ranks 34th in the planet ranking. The promotion to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati tournament gave her a triumph over the above listed countrywoman, Yekaterina Alexandrova. The match ended only after midnight local time, with a score of 3:6, 7:6 (7-5), 6:1.
Meanwhile, Iga Świętek already beat Sorana Cirstea 6:4, 6:3, with her 5th triumph over Romania in her erstwhile career.
Arranged with the number 3 Polk in the first circular had a “free fate”, in the second she defeated the Russian Potapian Anastasia 6:1, 6:4. In the next phase of the tournament she advanced without playing due to the fact that her opponent, Ukrainian Marta Kostiuk, withdrew from the game due to injury.
In Saturday's game, Christmas will fight for the 3rd consecutive semi-final in Cincinnati.
