For the first time since it was made official at Roland Garros, Kalinskaya spoke about her and Sinner’s relationship in Berlin—and she was cheeky!
“He’s had an amazing year. Today was difficult; usually I watch,” she continued, bemoaning the weather-induced scheduling conflict. “Let’s see if we can watch each other tomorrow. I’m going to text him now!”
A victory for Kalinskaya on Sunday would be doubly notable as she’s never won a WTA tour singles title of any kind, having never reached a final before she finished runner-up to Jasmine Paolini in Dubai in February.
She’ll face either Coco Gauff, whom she beat in Dubai, or Jessica Pegula in the final. The two Americans will resume their semifinal, which was called off Sunday night after rain, on Sunday morning; Pegula was leading 7-5, 6-6(3-1) when the match was halted.