{"id":72991,"date":"2025-08-17T09:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/72991\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T09:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:45:09","slug":"anna-kalinskaya-told-she-was-complaining-about-the-wrong-thing-after-taking-aim-at-cincinnati-open-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/72991\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Kalinskaya told she was complaining about the wrong thing after taking aim at Cincinnati Open schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Anna Kalinskaya has enjoyed an impressive hard-court campaign thus far, starring across Washington, Montreal and now Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>And despite her defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/iga-swiatek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iga Swiatek<\/a>, the foundation she has laid for future success should prove encouraging ahead of the US Open, which commences later this month.<\/p>\n<p>However, it has not been totally smooth sailing for the 26-year-old, who actually took aim at the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/cincinnati-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Open<\/a> for what she saw as \u2018biased\u2019 scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>One pundit has argued that her anger should have been redirected.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Kalinskaya complains about Cincinnati Open scheduling<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on The Tennis Podcast, Matt Roberts was keen to offer his opinion on Kalinskaya\u2019s recent complaint.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he even argued that the Russian\u2019s argument was a moot point, with a greater issue looming over her initial frustration.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed, first comparing it to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina\u2019s scheduling qualm: \u201cNo, she\u2019s got more of a point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, look, she\u2019s got a day off, so it\u2019s a bit tough to be unhappy about the 11 am schedule when you\u2019ve had a day off. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what she should be complaining about is the fact that she was out there until 2:40 am. You know, that should be the complaint, you know, because that\u2019s what\u2019s thrown off her rhythm and her sleep schedule. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, yeah, she\u2019s definitely got more of a point than Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who had no point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I do feel for players when there are scheduling\u2026 they feel like they\u2019re being screwed over by the scheduling. But it\u2019s not the most egregious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This should not take away from the impressive nature of the Polish superstar\u2019s win, with <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/the-serena-williams-and-victoria-azarenka-record-iga-swiatek-is-challenging-after-her-latest-win-at-the-cincinnati-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Swiatek nearing a Serena Williams and Viktoria Azarenka record at the Cincinnati Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What was Anna Kalinskaya\u2019s complaint against the Cincinnati Open?<\/p>\n<p>The gripe that Kalinskaya had with the Cincinnati Open related to when her match against Swiatek was scheduled, as she argued that the timing was unfair to her recovery.<\/p>\n<p>This came after, as Roberts noted, her match finished midway through the night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229504226-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Open 2025 - Day 9\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Despite having a full day off afterwards, she argued that it had completely knocked her out of her rhythm, and wrote on Instagram: \u201cAfter my match against Alexandrova, I went home at 2:40 am and didn\u2019t go to bed until 4:00 am. I slept a little and came back to train today. Then they scheduled my match tomorrow [against Swiatek] at 11:00 am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does the WTA and the tournament expect me to recover and continue adjusting my sleep patterns, when that\u2019s one of the most important aspects of recovery? It seems a bit biased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the end, she was powerless to stop a superb Swiatek, who cruised past her with minimal fuss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anna Kalinskaya has enjoyed an impressive hard-court campaign thus far, starring across Washington, Montreal and now Cincinnati. 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