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French Open | 'I’m shocked': Kalinskaya on dramatic win over Potapova
Updated On: 02 June, 2026 09:12 AM IST | Paris | IANS
Kalinskaya's progress to the quarter-finals is only her second at a Grand Slam, following her breakthrough at the 2024 Australian Open. Notably, she reached Paris after winning only one main-draw match at Roland Garros before this year's tournament
Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya celebrates her win over Austria’s Anastasia Potapova on Monday. Pic/AP, PTI
Anna Kalinskaya won one of the most dramatic matches of the Roland Garros fortnight, defeating Anastasia Potapova in a thrilling three-set match to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the first time in her career.
The 22nd-seeded Russian fought for two hours and 49 minutes on Court Suzanne-Lenglen before winning 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7) against the 28th-seeded Austrian. The match saw frequent shifts in momentum and could have gone to either player at several points.
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