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Russian tennis star Anna Kalinskaya is pursuing her first Grand Slam singleHer career title, and other players on the men’s track seem to be following her.
Kalinskaya, 26, appeared in an interview on Tuesday and said Danish tennis player Holger Rune is one of the few who often communicates direct social media messages.
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Anna Kalinskaya plays against Belgium’s Elise Mertens in the second round of the fourth day of the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on July 30, 2025. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
She said On “First and Red” She ignored the runes because “thinking she was too much.”
“Tennis players – more often,” she said. “Now I’m older. I don’t know, because some people don’t have the chance at all. There’s no need to write. Some people write 10 times and then give up.
“I’m going to say now, but Holger Rune. He wrote to everyone. He deserves all this. He thinks too much. But he’s not the only one. A couple (more).”
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Holger Rune (Den) reacted after a shot at Terence Atmane (FRA) during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in AUIG. 14, 2025. (Aaron Doster/Imagn image)
Runes answered the clips that swept through social media.
He wrote on X: “Hahahaha. We may have cultural differences that make Anna’s invitation to the story to read the review.
Kalinskaya, formerly dated Italy Jannik Sinnerthere is a singles champion, her name and four doubles champions. The Grand Slam track struggled a little with her this year.
She did not participate in the Australian Open and was dismissed in the first round of the match French Open. She entered the second round of Wimbledon and bounced in the third round of the U.S. Open. The furthest she has won in the Grand Slam was the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2024.
Anna Kalinskaya (UKR) hit Iga Swiatek on the seventh day of the 2025 U.S. Open Tennis Championships held on August 25, 2025 at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (not shown). (Robert Deutsch/Imagn image)
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Kalinskaya ranks 32nd in the world.
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