Midland Open: Kalinskaya outlasts Parks to book spot in final
Anna Kalinskaya beat Alycia Parks 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Saturday evening. She’ll play Croat Jana Fett for the title
Anna Kalinskaya at the 2023 Midlands Open
Russian Anna Kalinskaya moved into the final of the Midland Open by winning against American Alycia Parks, the No 3 seed, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 at the Greater Midland Tennis Center on Saturday evening.
Kalinskaya, ranked No 115, will face Croat Jana Fett next.
The Russian beat Heather Watson (6-4, 6-4), Tatiana Prozorova (6-3, 7-5) and American Hailey Baptiste (7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5)) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Midland tournament, Parks, ranked No 54, won against Ann Li (6-2, 6-1), Frenchwoman Carole Monnet (6-3, 6-2) and Canadian Katherine Sebov (7-5, 6-1).
Midland WTA 125, other semi-final result (Greater Midland Tennis Center, USD 115.000):
- Jana Fett beat Emma Navarro (1): 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
People in this post
More tennis news
Rybakina and Swiatek both fight through to set up Toronto final decider
August 13, 1999: The day Steffi Graf announced her retirement
Shelton and Nakashima set up first all-American Masters 1000 final since 2003
August 12, 1990: The day Stefan Edberg won Cincinnati to become world No 1
Rybakina claws back from double jeopardy to beat Osaka and set up first-ever Gauff meeting since 2022
