Ukrainian tennis player Kalinina did not shake hands with Russian Kalinskaya after the match
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Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya defeated Ukrainian player Angelina Kalinina in the first round match of the Charleston Open. The match ended with the score 7:6 (8:6), 6:4. After the match, the Russian woman approached the net for a traditional handshake, but the Ukrainian woman went to her chair, reports “RIA News”.
Kalinskaya shook hands with the referee after the match and went to her chair. This is not the first such incident between Russian and Ukrainian tennis players. So, Marta Kostyuk from Ukraine refused to shake hands with Varvara Gracheva and Anastasia Potapova from Russia.
24-year-old Anna Kalinskaya is ranked 70th in the WTA rankings. She has no victories in tournaments under the auspices of the tennis association. 26-year-old Kalinina is on the 30th line in the ranking of tennis players. She also has no WTA titles.
Charleston Open (Credit One Charleston Open) is a tournament in the WTA 500 category, held in Charleston (South Carolina, USA). The prize fund is $780 thousand.
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