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By DANIEL MATTHEWS<\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 19:59 EDT, 26 July 2025 | Updated: 20:54 EDT, 26 July 2025 <\/p>\n

Russian tennis star\u00a0Anna Kalinskaya celebrated reaching the final of the DC Open with the help of her pet Bella after the dog twice stormed the court in Washington DC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Saturday night,\u00a0the 26-year-old secured a 6-4 6-3 semifinal win over British star Emma Raducanu<\/a> and she was soon joined by Bella.<\/p>\n

The dog followed her owner around the court – tail wagging – before being hoisted into the air as the crowd cheered the new darling of the DC Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Only a day earlier, Bella – who even has her own credentials for the tournament – had again found her way on to the court after Kalinskaya beat No 4 seed\u00a0Clara Tauson.<\/p>\n

As the Russian packed her bags following the straight-sets win, cameras caught the small dog sprinting across the court.<\/p>\n

The puppy, wearing a pink harness and dragging along a pink leash, ran straight for Kalinskaya – much to the amusement of the crowd in DC.<\/p>\n

Anna Kalinskaya\u2019a dog runs on the court for the 2nd day in a row to celebrate with her after her win over Emma Raducanu to reach the Washington final<\/p>\n

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Anna Kalinskaya’s pet dog ran on to the court following her victory over Emma Raducanu<\/p>\n

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Kalinskaya also celebrated her win over Clara Tauson with the help of her pet Bella<\/p>\n

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The puppy, wearing a pink harness and dragging along a pink leash, ran straight for Kalinskaya<\/p>\n

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Earlier on Friday, Bella watched the quarterfinal from her own seat in the Russian’s box<\/p>\n

The world No 39 was briefly unaware that she had a visitor, with the dog standing behind its oblivious owner while she gathered her possessions.<\/p>\n

Eventually, however, Kalinskaya scooped up her pet and used its paw to ‘wave’ to the crowd at the DC Open, which serves as one of the warm-up events for the US Open.<\/p>\n

The Russian player then carried Bella over to her team before continuing to celebrate the quarterfinal win.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier, pictures from DC showed Bella watching her owner from the stands. She was given her own chair and a towel to sit on.<\/p>\n

On a few weeks ago, Kalinskaya lost to Denmark’s Tauson in the second round of Wimbledon but she exacted revenge with a 6-3 7-5 win.<\/p>\n

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