Into her first WTA 1000 semifinal, No.40 Kalinskaya will face World No.1 Iga Swiatek on Friday for a spot in the final. The winner will face either No.22 Sorana Cirstea or No.26 Jasmine Paolini in Saturday's final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gauff broke Kalinskaya three times in the 46-minute opening set and looked well in control of the match. Playing in her sixth match in her sixth match in seven days, Kalinskaya took a medical timeout at 5-2 to get treatment for her upper back and received additional treatment during the set break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
When play resumed, Gauff failed to hold serve in her first two service games of the set to give Kalinskaya a 2-1 lead. Kalinskaya stretched the lead to 5-2 before the American rallied to close the scoring gap to 5-4. With one more chance to serve out the set, Kalinskaya slammed the door on a Gauff comeback to force a deciding set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the decisive third set, an error-strewn Gauff failed to match her opponent, who quickly went ahead 2-0 and showed no signs of the early back pains as she played a variety of powerful forehands from the baseline mixed with angled cross-court backhands that had her opponent on her heels. Serving for the match, Kalinskaya held her nerves and secured and secured the win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Swiatek maintained her unbeaten run through the Middle East seven matches with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Zheng Qinwen in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The top seed and Doha champion needed 86 minutes to beat Zheng for a sixth straight time in their head-to-head matches and second time this year to move into the semifinals of the WTA 1000 event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/qualifier-kalinskaya-stuns-gauff-to-set-up-semifinal-with-swiatek.jpg", "alt_img": "Qualifier Kalinskaya stuns Gauff to set up semifinal with Swiatek", "alt_title": "Qualifier Kalinskaya stuns Gauff to set up semifinal with Swiatek", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Qualifier Kalinskaya Stuns Gauff To Set Up Semifinal With Swiatek On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Qualifier Kalinskaya Stuns Gauff To Set Up Semifinal With Swiatek, Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya: Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya rallied back from a set-down to beat world No. 3 Coco Gauff 2-6, 6-4,.", "seo_keywords": "Qualifier Kalinskaya, Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Dubai Tennis Championships, World No, Sorana Cirstea, Jasmine Paolini, Middle East, Zheng Qinwen", "tag": "", "tagging": "Qualifier Kalinskaya, Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Dubai Tennis Championships, World No, Sorana Cirstea, Jasmine Paolini, Middle East, Zheng Qinwen", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "qualifier-kalinskaya-stuns-gauff-to-set-up-semifinal-with-swiatek", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "890", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-02-23 09:42:03", "updated": "2024-02-23 09:42:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Qualifier Kalinskaya, Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Dubai Tennis Championships, World No, Sorana Cirstea, Jasmine Paolini, Middle East, Zheng Qinwen", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-02-23 09:42:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/qualifier-kalinskaya-stuns-gauff-to-set-up-semifinal-with-swiatek-138852" }