Anna Kalinskaya Injury

Russian prodigy Anna Kalinskaya is a professional tennis player who trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. Starting her professional journey in 2016, Kalinskaya came to prominence after registering a win against Sloane Stephens at the 2019 US Open. Her best Grand Slam performance in singles is recorded at the 2024 Australian Open, where she reached the quarterfinals. Talking about her career titles, Kalinskaya won one WTA Challenger as of 2024 in Midland.

Besides singles, Kalinskaya established herself in the doubles category. She achieved a career-high ranking of No. 11 in singles achieved on October 28, 2024, and No. 49 achieved on February 6, 2023. As of 2024, she has won three doubles titles, including the 2022 St Petersburg Open with Caty McNally. She also advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open with Caroline Dolehide. Entering the tournament as a qualifier, Kalinskaya reached the final of the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships since Caroline Garcia. She registered wins over three former major champions, including Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Jelena Ostapenko.

What was Anna Kalinskaya's Injury?

Undergoing her best run at the grass court in the Wimbledon Open, Kalinskaya had to retire midway due to a wrist injury. She was playing her fourth-round match against Elena Rybakina. She started strongly against Rybakina by breaking her serve in the first game. Kalinskaya later took a medical timeout and called a physio onto the court in the first set when she was 4-3. Indeed, Rybakina's powerpack performance helped her win the first set.

Rybakina started the second set strongly, while Kalinskaya struggled due to discomfort in her wrist. When Kalinskaya was down 3-0 in the second set, she confirmed she could no longer continue. During the post-match conference, Kalinskaya shared that the injury was affecting her game a lot.

She felt numb during her serve and the first ball. Kalinskaya added that Wimbledon is her favorite tournament, but she can't control her body. Her boyfriend, Jannik Sinner, was also looking tense from the player box after seeing Kalinskaya struggling due to an injury.

She competed at the 2024 Canadian Open, overcoming Lesia Tsurenko and Louisa Chirico. However, she again had to withdraw due to an injury in the third-round match against Amanda Anisimova. Despite suffering from injuries, Kalinskaya bounced back and reached her career-high ranking of No. 11 on October 28, 2024.

Kalinskaya also suffered an injury during her third-round match at the 2023 Italian Open. During an interview with Harper's Bazaar, Kalinskaya shared about her hamstring injury in 2023. She said the injury took the longest to recover but helped her realize the importance of sport in her life. Suffering from injury, she missed tournaments such as the French Open and Wimbledon Open before retiring on the court at the US Open.