We often hear people say, ‘Be with someone who pushes you to be the best version of yourself.’ It’s very important to surround ourselves with those people who inspire us day in and day out. The people who literally push us to level up in everything that we do. That’s exactly what we need in our lives! Anna Kalinskaya is perhaps one of the luckiest WTA players at the moment. From having the support of a champion tennis star to sharing the aura of a champion mindset, she’s currently experiencing everything with her boyfriend, Jannik Sinner. Kalinskaya recently became the biggest mover of the week in the WTA Rankings.
She started the season at the 80th spot in the women’s singles ranking and now she has jumped almost sixty-seven places in that list! Anna Kaliskaya has had a decent season this year. Although she hasn’t won a title this season, Kalinskaya reached the QF of the 2024 AO. After that, she also made it to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Grass Court Championships in Berlin. With the help of these incredible runs, Anna Kalinskaya has now jumped to the 13th spot in the women’s singles ranking.
That’s her new career-high ranking at the moment. What a run, it has been from the 25-year-old Russian! Did Anna Kalinskaya fulfill all her tennis goals for the 2024 season? Well, during a previous interview, Kalinskaya stated, “I had a goal to be top 20 this year. Now I reached it and I have a new goal: to be top 10 and to be consistent with my results. I love playing on grass, I love playing on hard court, so I’m very excited. And my No. 1 goal is to stay healthy so I can work and show what I’m capable of.”
Kalinskaya is now very close to fulfilling all her tennis goals in this season. Does she take any lessons from Jannik Sinner on how to become a top player? Well, wherever she gets time we have seen her booking the best seat in the stadium to watch her boyfriend’s matches. Speaking about learning from Sinner, Anna Kalinskaya once revealed that, “I’m just trying to be a little bit as good as him.” How nice it’s to see these ‘love birds’ becoming an inspiration and also the biggest supporter of each other, isn’t it? Let’s find out what are Jannik Sinner’s thoughts on sharing a few tennis lessons with his girlfriend.
Both these players are currently in China. Jannik Sinner is taking part in the 2024 Shanghai Masters, while on the other hand, Anna Kalinskya is participating in the 2024 Wuhan Open. She will take on Hungary’s Anna Bondar in the R64. She’s entering this tournament after her R16 to Ukraine’s Yulia Stardubtsewa in the R16 of the China Open. Can she make a winning start to her campaign in Wuhan? Time will tell, but surely fans loved seeing her forgetting that disappointing loss and stepping up to cheer for her boyfriend who reached the final of the same tournament.
Although Sinner couldn’t win the match against Carlos Alcaraz, the Italian received immense support from his girlfriend. Anna Kalinskaya pumped him from the stands and even gave him an affectionate hug after that defeat. What are Jannik Sinner’s thoughts on the love and support he gets from his girlfriend? Does he exchange any tennis tactics with Anna Kalinskaya?
In reply to this question, Jannik Sinner said, “As tennis players we are, you know, different. I am different also to other tennis players. But for sure I always try to support her because she also tries to support me, giving some positive energy.” We have seen Anna Kalinskaya putting in some real hard work to reach where she is today. However, at the same time, do you feel Jannik Sinner is helping her to build up a champion mindset?
