Anna Kalinskaya surprises Cori Gauff 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Dubai on Thursday. Kalinskaya will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Iga Swiatek in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the qualifications in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Anna Kalinskaya vs. Cori Gauff Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:17
At the end of the match, the Russian scored 94 points vs. Coco’s 91.
Kalinskaya
Anna won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points after she converted only 46% (6/13) of the procured opportunities.
Gauff
On the other side, Gauff was not so effective in converting her break points (only 33% – 5/15). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Kalinskaya and Gauff is 1-0 for Anna.
Draw and next match H2H: Anna Kalinskaya vs. Iga Swiatek – stats
Kalinskaya will play Swiatek in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Anna Kalinskaya and Iga Swiatek since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Kalinskaya was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Cori Gauff in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Gauff to win the set since Kalinskaya found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The American maintained her focus to break the Russian in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Coco failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 30.
The American was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). In addition on the other side, Anna was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (0-2 0-40) and the 9th game (1-6 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 64 points. Gauff was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Kalinskaya (35-29). Gauff dropped 14 points on serve (15-14). In addition, on the other side, Anna conceded 20 points on serve (15-20).
The Russian won the set after she broke Gauff in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nevertheless, Anna kept the focus to win the set 6-4.
The Russian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 40.
Kalinskaya converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (4-2 15-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Coco converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 68 points. Kalinskaya was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Coco (36-32). Anna lost 19 points on serve (22-19). Regarding the other side of the net, Gauff conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).
Kalinskaya had a racing start in this set after breaking Cori Gauff in the 2nd game (2-0). That break was sufficient for the Russian to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks anymore.
The Russian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th game (3-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 53 points. Anna won 5 points more than Gauff (29-24). Anna conceded 13 points on serve (21-13). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 8 points on serve (11-8).
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- Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Cori GauffGauff (2-6 6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
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Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (2-0) – H2H details and stats
