"We had no other choice": Anhelina Kalinina critical of WTA scheduling, couldn't fit in final on Sunday

The WTA final between Anhelina Kalinina and Elena Rybakina started very late on Saturday and the Ukranian wasn't particularly thrilled about playing that late.

The match began at around 23:00 local time following a long day where rain postponed the ATP matches more than once. It's not something that Kalinina and Rybakina were thrilled about but they had to play as there was no other choice. The organizers explained that Sunday's programme has been set so the match had to be completed on Saturday:

"As I understood we had no other choice, because they already had the complete program on Sunday. They couldn't fit us in."

Turning her attention to her retirement, Kalinina added:

"I felt like I was at the limit physically. I was trying but it was absolutely impossible. I am very proud of my fighting spirit in these two weeks. I was fighting despite the score of several races, any situation and any weather condition as well as against every opponent. I'm still proud of this result, even though I couldn't finish the match. But both weeks were great for me. I think it was the tiredness. Definitely right now we have no intention of playing and of working. I will take four days completely off just to recover."