Anna Kalinskaya def. Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 7(7)-6(4), 7-5 — Italian Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Anna Kalinskaya defeated Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 7(7)-6(4), 7-5 in the R64 of the Italian Open 2026.

Anna Kalinskaya dropped the opener 6-4 to Katerina Siniakova, then flipped the match on the back of her second-serve return — winning 60% of those points to Siniakova's 52% — to take the second-set tiebreak 7-4 and the decider 7-5. Neither serve held up cleanly: Kalinskaya alone coughed up nine double faults, but she converted 6 of 16 break chances to extend her head-to-head edge to 3-0, and a perfect first meeting on clay.

Match stats

Katerina Siniakova: 2 aces, 67% first serves, 6 double faults, 6/15 break points. Anna Kalinskaya: 1 ace, 62% first serves, 9 double faults, 6/16 break points.

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Head-to-head

Katerina Siniakova and Anna Kalinskaya have met 3 times, with Anna Kalinskaya leading the head-to-head 3–0.