“Elina will play against Anna Kalinskaya, who defeated Emma Navarro”, — write: sport.ua
In the third round, the Ukrainian will play against the “neutral” Anna Kalinska (WTA 28), who defeated the 12th seed in the second round Emma Navarro from the USA.
Kalinskaya beat Navarro with a score of 7:5, 2:6, 6:2. The meeting ended in 2 hours and 6 minutes. “Neutralka” has also already won from Jessica Buzas Maneiro in Doha.
Previously, Svitolina played against Kalinskaya three times and won three times (three times in the thousandths). In 2024, Elina coped with the Russian in Rome, and in 2025 she defeated her in Dubai and Montreal.
In the 1/16 finals of Doha, Svitolina won against Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska.
WTA 1000 Doha. Hard, 1/16 finals
Emma Navarro (USA) [12] – Anna Kalinskaya – 5:7, 6:2, 2:6