The 47th-ranked Kalinina was playing in the biggest final of her career, and has been dedicating her performances to her war-torn country. Her only other trophy on the surface came in Bucharest in 2019. Rybakina earned her biggest title on clay. The 20-year-old Rune rallied past Casper Ruud 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2 and Medvedev performed a little celebratory dance after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5 in a semifinal that was suspended twice in the first set for a total of nearly 4½ hours due to rain. Holger Rune will face Daniil Medvedev in the men's final on Sunday.
“I’m really sorry that I couldn’t play," Kalinina said during the awards ceremony as the crowd - which had waited under the rain for hours before the night session started - whistled. on Saturday and Rybakina lifted the trophy after midnight on Sunday. Rybakina was leading 6-4, 1-0, 15-0 when Kalinina called for a trainer and grasped her left leg as she teared up. “I am sure if she’s going to do like this, maybe new world No. “Anyone can win in Paris, but she has good chances. She’s also making winners like no one on tour,” Kalinina said. 4 in the rankings and will be a contender at the French Open, which starts next weekend. On Monday, Rybakina will move up to a career-high No. I think there is still a lot of room to improve." “I can see improvements on the court, physically also. “I’m proud that I can maintain this level,” she said.
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