Anna Kalinskaya breaks down in tears, hides her face from camera in concerning scenes at China Open in shock loss to World No. 83 

2025 US Open - Day 7 - Source: Getty
The Russian tennis player, Anna Kalinskaya - Source: Getty

Anna Kalinskaya broke into tears during her first-round clash with Camila Osorio at the China Open on Friday. The Russian trailed by a set and 3-0 when cameras caught her welling up near the advertising hoardings.

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Kalinskaya attempted to hide her face from the camera and compose herself as fans applauded, trying to gee up the Russian.

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Kalinskaya recovered to win six of the next seven games and take the second set. However, World No. 83 Osorio hit back in the decider, taking it 6-4 and advancing to the second round.

Kalinskaya also competed in the doubles event, where she and Sorana Cirstea lost to the seventh-seeded pairing of Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani.

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Before her US Open campaign, Anna Kalinskaya competed at the Cincinnati Open, where she criticised the tournament's hectic schedule and questioned how players were expected to perform well without enough rest.

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Following her win against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Round of 16, she penned a message on Instagram questioning the tournament's schedule.

“How can the @wta and tournament expect athletes to perform their best when the scheduling is this unfair? After my match against Alexandrova, I got home from the site at 2:40am and didn't go to bed until 4am. I slept a bit and came to the site to practice. Then I get scheduled at 11 am for tomorrow's match - how does the tournament and WTA expect me to recover and continuously adjust my sleep pattern, which is one of the most important aspects of recovery? Seems a bit one sided.

Kalinskaya was defeated by Iga Swiatek in straight sets in the quarterfinals. The pair also clashed in the third round of the US Open, where Swiatek again won in straight sets. Kalinskaya was in tears as she walked off the court.

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