Russian tennis star Anna Kalinskaya is pursuing her first Grand Slam singles title of her career while other players on the men’s circuit appear to be going after her.
Kalinskaya, 26, appeared in an interview on Tuesday and said Danish tennis player Holger Rune was one of a few who had frequented her social media direct messages.
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Anna Kalinskaya runs across the court against Elise Mertens of Belgium during their second round match on Day Four of the WTA 1000 National Bank Open at IGA Stadium on July 30, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
She said on “First&Red” that she ignored Rune because he “thinks too much of himself.”
“Tennis players — more often before,” she said of who asks her on dates. “Now I’m older. I don’t know, for some, it’s just no chance at all. No need to write. Someone wrote like 10 times and then gave up.
“I’ll say it now, but Holger Rune. He writes to everyone. He deserves all this. Thinks too much of himself. But he’s not the only one. A couple (more).”