Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya defeated World No.1 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday.
The 6-4, 6-4 victory snapped the Polish star's seven-match winning streak.
World No. 40, Kalinskaya, is the sixth-lowest ranked player to ever make the final in Dubai in its two-plus decade history, and is the first qualifier to reach the final at the tournament.
She will face World No.26 Jasmine Paolini of Italy in Sunday's final in an all-unseeded affair.
Having the week of her life 🌟
— wta (@WTA) February 23, 2024
Anna Kalinskaya defeats world No.1 Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 to become just the second qualifier to reach a WTA 1000 final!#DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/0hzxG49YME
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