Anna Kalinskaya\u2019s run at the Cincinnati Open has been overshadowed by a scheduling dispute. The 26-year-old Russian fought through a rain-delayed, late-night win over compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova, leaving the site at 2:40 a.m. and sleeping around 4 a.m.<\/p>\n
Hours later, she learned her quarterfinal against world No. 3 Iga Swiatek would start at 11 a.m. The quick turnaround left her angry at both the Women\u2019s Tennis Association and the tournament.<\/p>\n
On Instagram<\/a>, Kalinskaya questioned how organizers expect players to perform well without enough recovery time. She called frequent sleep pattern changes \u201cone of the most important aspects\u201d of the problem.<\/p>\n \u201cHow can the WTA and tournament expect athletes to perform their best when the scheduling is this unfair? \u2026 Seems a bit one sided,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Fans reacted differently. Some saw early matches as normal. Others argued that organizers should give players similar recovery times and avoid favoring star names. Another factor here is her opponent. Swiatek is known to prefer morning matches, and some fans believe this preference influenced the decision to schedule her quarterfinal early.<\/p>\nAnother Scheduling Dispute Last Week<\/h3>\n