SINGAPORE – Russia’s top seed Anna Kalinskaya exited the Singapore Tennis Open on Feb 1 after an injury forced her to retire from her semi-final clash against United States’s Ann Li.

At the Kallang Tennis Hub, the world No. 18 lost the first set 6-7 (2-7) and received courtside treatment on her right thigh before the start of the second set.

Li, ranked 85th, claimed the first game of the second set before Kalinskaya retired 59 minutes into the match.

In the earlier rounds of the WTA 250 event, the Russian also appeared to be struggling with injury, receiving a medical timeout in her three-set opener against Caroline Dolehide.

The 26-year-old has had a rough start to the 2025 season, losing her opener at the Brisbane International before retiring in Adelaide to Belinda Bencic due to illness.

A virus also forced her to withdraw from the Australian Open at the 11th hour.

Li will play either China’s Wang Xinyu or Belgium’s Elise Mertens in the final on Feb 2 as she seeks her second WTA Tour singles title since 2021.

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