{"id":127700,"date":"2025-09-10T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/127700\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:00:07","slug":"jannik-sinners-ex-girlfriend-claims-tennis-stars-rival-slid-into-her-dms-10-times-tennis-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/127700\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner’s ex-girlfriend claims tennis star’s rival ‘slid into her DMs 10 times’ | Tennis | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anna Kalinskaya has claimed that ATP star Holger Rune<\/a> messaged her 10 times before giving up, as she branded the Dane \u201chopeless\u201d. The WTA No. 32 previously dated four-time Major winner Jannik Sinner<\/a> before they broke up earlier this year.<\/p>\n

In a new interview, Russian ace Kalinskaya revealed some of her fellow tennis stars had reached out to her, but one was more persistent than others, before he ultimately backed down.<\/p>\n

Asked whether players tried to ask her on any dates, the 26-year-old told First&Red<\/a>: \u201cTennis players, more often before. Now I\u2019m older, I don\u2019t know, so\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cFor some, it\u2019s just no chance at all, no need to write. Someone wrote like 10 times and then gave up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pressed to name the mystery player who slid into her DMs 10 times, Kalinskaya added: \u201cI’ll say it now, but just\u2026 Holger Rune.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe writes to everyone. He deserves all this. Thinks too much of himself, maybe he\u2019s just that hopeless. But he\u2019s not the only one!\u201d<\/p>\n

Rune has already replied, suggesting that he wasn\u2019t trying to ask Kalinskaya out or start anything romantic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHa ha ha. We might have cultural differences that make Anna read a comment on a story as an invitation to a date,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I want to go on a date, I ask for a date. Don\u2019t worry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kalinskaya previously dated world No. 2 Sinner. Their relationship became public in May 2024, and they were often spotted in one another\u2019s<\/a> boxes. But they called it quits a year later.<\/a><\/p>\n

Since breaking up, Sinner has gone on to win Wimbledon<\/a> and reached two other Grand Slam finals at Roland Garros and the US Open. He has since been linked to model Laila Hasanovic.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kalinskaya is loved up with someone else. The world No. 32 has been spotted with a new face in her box – an adorable dog named Bella.<\/p>\n

She thanked Bella during her Washington runner-up speech a few weeks ago, and the pup has been seen running around chasing tennis balls while Kalinskaya is on the practice courts.<\/p>\n

But she recently revealed that Bella was, in fact, her boyfriend\u2019s dog. The Russian star turned up to shoot a DoorDash advertisement ahead of the US Open before learning that they wanted the pooch involved, and was happy to oblige.<\/p>\n

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