Sabalenka destroyed her racket, then did not say hello to Kalinina in Miami! The announcement made by the Ukrainian woman at the end

The game started with an extremely contested set, in which the Ukrainian prevailed 6-4. The next two rounds were split and ended with the same score. In the 2nd set, Sabalenka found the strength to prevail 6-1, but succumbed with the same score in the decider.

In the end, Sabalenka destroyed the racket, and the two players kept the custom between Ukrainians and players from Russia or Belarus and did not greet each other at the net.

“First of all I want to say that I feel blessed to be here on the field today. Thank you very much for your support, it means a lot to me.

It is always difficult to play against such players in these big arenas of the world. I am very happy that I “survived” the first set. It was very difficult, there was a lot of tension and nerves, but I managed to cope with the difficult moments brilliantly. I’m quite proud of my progress today.

(no what did you say to yourself after losing the second set 6-1?) I didn’t say anything to myself. I just went to change my shirt. That’s what I was thinking then. After that I thought that I missed a lot of opportunities. She played much more aggressively in the second set. He came in well and managed some quick exchanges. In the third set I was much more aggressive. That was kind of my goal.”said Kalinina after the victory with Sabalenka.

Aryna Sabalenka won only one match in Miami. After the success with Badosa, the 2nd favorite ran into Kalinina. The player from Ukraine won the first set 6-4, but Sabalenka came back spectacularly and it seemed that after equalizing the situation with a straight 6-1 she can win this match as well. The decider was full of nerves. Sabalenka broke a racket, but that didn’t help her mental recovery. Kalinina prevailed 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 and is in the fourth round in Miami.

After winning the Australian Open trophy for the second time in a row, Sabalenka lost to Vekic (2nd round) in Dubai, to Navarro (round of 16) in Indian Wells and to Kalinina (3rd round) in Miami.

In the next round, Anhelina Kalinina will face Yulia Putintseva. The player from Kazakhstan (ranked 68 WTA) eliminated Cristina Bucsa, Liudmila Samsonova and Greet Minnen one by one.