Jannik Sinner‘s WTA star girlfriend Anna Kalinskaya and 2024 US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka’s friendship has reached new heights. Beyond admiration for the WTA number one’s playstyle, Kalinskaya has confessed how Sabalenka’s on-court charm inspires her. As the duo engages in playful banter, their camaraderie showcases the friendships fostered by the shared love for tennis.

Sabalenka joined Russian tennis beauty, Anna Kalinskaya, for an exclusive Harper’s Bazaar shoot in Australia. Together, the talented girls rocked their fashionable attires near a beach, beachside park, and tennis court and mesmerized the fraternity with their bubbly personalities. The Harper’s Bazaar Australia’s official IG platform shared behind-the-scenes snippets from their shoot, which featured a candid conversation between the Russian and the Belarusian player.

Dressed in beautiful attires, Sabalenka and Kalinskaya conversed while walking through lush greens when the Belarusian asked her competitor and friend about her style inspiration.

Sabalenka asked Kalinskaya, “Okay, who is your fashion inspiration on the tennis tour?” The Russian player funnily replied, “Maybe, Coco…”

Sabalenka stopped her Russian colleague and took a jibe at her by asking again, “Coco?!”

Kalinskaya laughed and responded, “No, it’s you!”

The duo constantly engaged in laughter, expressing their close bond. Sabalenka also funnily said, “No pressure. Like No pressure” revealing that she and Kalinskaya are truly friends. The Belarusian player later confessed to pulling Kalinskaya’s hair from behind to make her change her answer.

The fun banter between these two tennis stars highlighted how the sport often brings people closer, transcending the competition barriers.

Interestingly, Kalinskaya has expressed her admiration for Sabalenka’s style sense. In the Belarusian WTA star’s recent Paris vacation, she wore a simple yet elegant outfit: a pair of baggy jeans with a loose-fitted white shirt and an embellished black sweater.

“From Paris with love ❤️🇫🇷 @fsgeorgevparis,” she captioned her post while sharing a picture in front of the Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris. As soon as she made the IG post, Kalinskaya couldn’t help but admire Sabalenka’s classiness and elegance with her two-word comment. “So demure,” wrote Kalinskaya.

The Russian player admires Aryna Sabalenka’s fashion sense and aspires to be a player like the Belarusian. In her recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar Australia, Kalinskaya delved deeper into the matter and showed her dedication to her career by looking into the things she needs to short out for progress.

Anna Kalinskaya explains the levels to reach Aryna Sabalenka’s tennis prowess

Reflecting on her career and form, Kalinskaya said, “I think (the key is to) change some things in my life — not training, but adjust a little bit my lifestyle to make it more simple, enjoy things on my off days to have a good balance. And have a better schedule to know when you can see your friends so you can be happier outside of the court.”

“I can get recharged, so I can compete better and have more energy, and be better mentally. Then, I can be as good as them.” Her words revealed how minutely she analyzed her strengths and weaknesses to evaluate her skills.

This Russian player showed great improvement in the last season. She reached her career-high ranking of 11 in October and was currently positioned at WTA number 14. Last year, she qualified for the Australian Open’s quarterfinals and reached Wimbledon’s Round of 16. Her progress shows her potential to move forward, and the top ten ranking very soon.

Anna Kalinskaya’s commitment to tennis is evident. Through baby steps, she has proven her potential and made herself a worthy partner of ATP number one Jannik Sinner. If she continues with this form, she might soon reach the form of Aryna Sabalenka to win a Grand Slam title. Do you think she can make it?