At the tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Ukrainian athletes have taken leading positions in the draw. Oleksandra Oleinikova and Angelina Kalinina have been seeded first, making them the main favorites of the competition. This decision is based on their current standings in the WTA world rankings, where Oleinikova holds the 52nd spot and Kalinina the 59th.
Schedule of first matches
Angelina Kalinina will begin her journey at the tournament on the very first day of competition. The match will take place at 14:30 Kyiv time. She is set to face Spanish tennis player Catalina Cuervo, who is ranked 100th in the world.
Oleksandra Oleinikova will step onto the court later, on July 21. She has been drawn against a wild card (a specially invited participant) — German athlete Anastasia Schunk.
History of confrontations and current form
An interesting fact is that these two tennis players have already met this season in the final of the tournament in Antalya. At that time, Angelina Kalinina emerged victorious, defeating Oleksandra Oleinikova.
This season, the 25-year-old Oleinikova has demonstrated stable results. In addition to the final in Antalya, she reached the semi-finals twice at tournaments in Romania: in February, she lost to Emma Raducanu in Cluj-Napoca, and this week she lost to Mayar Sherif in Iasi.
The 29-year-old Angelina Kalinina also has significant achievements to her credit. She won two consecutive tournaments in Antalya and reached the final in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik, where she lost to Andrea Lazaro Garcia. Furthermore, Kalinina reached the final of the tournament in Rabat but was forced to withdraw due to an injury during her match with Petra Marcinko.
