Tennis star Anna Kalinkaya celebrates victory with her dog

Russian tennis star Anna Kalinkaya defeated Emma Radkanu City DC Open On Saturday, and to celebrate her victory, a familiar face joined her in court.

Karinskaya’s dog, a The dachshund is called BellaI ran to court. It was the second time my dog has come to a hard court. Kalinskaya celebrated with Bella after her victory over Clara Towson on Friday night.

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July 26, 2025. Washington, DC: Anna Karinskaya greets dog Bella on the court after a match against Emmaradukanu (GBR) (no filming) in the women’s singles semi-finals on the sixth day of the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center’s Mbadara City DC Open. (Geoff Burke-Imagn image)

July 25th, 2025. Washington, DC: Anna Kalinkaya’s dog, Bella, runs to the court after a match against Clara Towson (Den) (not shown) in the women’s singles quarter final at the Mbadara City DC Open at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center. (Geoff Burke-Imagn image)

The happy dog was seen getting a little violent as he ran up to Karinskaya. The tennis pros then lifted the dogs into the crowd and applauded people from those still in the stadium.

Kalinskaya will face Leila Fernandez in the final on Sunday. She went 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 on her way to Fernandez’s matchup. Fernandez knocked out Elena Ribakina in the semi-finals and knocked out Taylor Townsend in the quarter-finals.

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Kalinkaya is ranked 48th in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings, with her best mark being 11th in the world. She has one single title under her belt and is 307-189 in a career single match.

July 26, 2025. Washington, DC: Anna Karinskaya embraces her dog Bella on the court after a match against Emmaradukanu (GBR) (not pictured) in the women’s singles semi-finals on the sixth day of the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center’s Mbadara City DC Open. (Geoff Burke-Imagn image)

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Towson drove Karinskaya in the 64th round Wimbledon Early this month. She lost to Marie Buzkova in the first round of the French openback.

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