Kalinskaya saves 9 match points! to come back against Siniakova after a 3-hour and a half battle
In tennis, hope is always the last thing to lose. Just ask Anna Kalinskaya who managed the feat of saving, not more and not less, nine match points against Katerina Siniakova. This way, the Russian player came back and claimed victory with a score of 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5, after three hours and 30 minutes. Now, the 24th ranked WTA player will face the winner between Belinda Bencic and Bianca Andreescu in the third round of WTA Roma 2026.
After 3 hours and 29 minutes and 9 saved match points, Anna Kalinskaya defeats Siniakova in a three-set EPIC BATTLE 🤯
4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5#IBI26 pic.twitter.com/wUsrTZeBme— wta (@WTA) May 7, 2026
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