Anna Kalinskaya def. Janice Tjen 1-6, 6-3, 7(9)-6(7) — Washington Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Anna Kalinskaya defeated Janice Tjen 1-6, 6-3, 7(9)-6(7) in the R16 of the Washington Open 2026.

The last few points did the separating. Anna Kalinskaya and Janice Tjen finished 96 points apiece, but the No. 5 seed converted 3 of 6 break chances to Tjen's 4 of 10 and saved two match points to her opponent's one. Down a set after winning one game in the opener, Kalinskaya lifted her first-serve points won from 62 to 92 percent in the second. The third nearly got away anyway. Tjen, who out-aced her 12-6, broke in game 12 with Kalinskaya serving for the match at 6-5 and pushed it to a tiebreak. Thirteen double faults notwithstanding, the WTA No. 20 closed the breaker 2 hours, 16 minutes in and books a Washington Open quarterfinal with WTA No. 3 Jessica Pegula.

Match stats

Janice Tjen: 12 aces, 58% first serves, 3 double faults, 4/10 break points. Anna Kalinskaya: 6 aces, 44% first serves, 13 double faults, 3/6 break points.

Profiles: Janice Tjen · Anna Kalinskaya — Washington Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Janice Tjen and Anna Kalinskaya.