Russian tennis star Anna Kalinskaya celebrated her win over Clara Tauson with the help of her pet Bella after the dog stormed the court in Washington DC.
Kalinskaya reached the semifinals of the DC Open with a straight-sets victory over Denmark’s No 4 seed Tauson.
As the Russian packed her bags following the win, cameras caught a small dog sprinting across the court.
The puppy, wearing a pink harness and dragging along a pink leash, ran straight for Kalinskaya – much to the amusement of the crowd in DC.
The world No 39 was briefly unaware that she had a visitor, with the dog standing behind its oblivious owner while she gathered her possessions.
A few moments later, however, Kalinskaya scooped up her pet and used its paw to ‘wave’ to the crowd at the DC Open, which serves as one of the warm-up events for the US Open.
Anna Kalinskaya celebrated her win over Clara Tauson with the help of her pet Bella
The puppy, wearing a pink harness and dragging along a pink leash, ran straight for Kalinskaya
Earlier on Friday, Bella watched the quarterfinal from her own seat in the Russian’s box
The Russian player then carried Bella over to her team before continuing to celebrate the quarterfinal win.
Earlier, pictures from DC showed Bella watching her owner from the stands. She was given her own chair and a towel to sit on.
On a few weeks ago, Kalinskaya lost to Denmark’s Tauson in the second round of Wimbledon but she exacted revenge with a 6-3 7-5 win.
On Saturday, the 26-year-old faced British star Emma Raducanu for a place in the final. Kalinskaya won 6-4 6-3.
