She was hitting strong shots and was proving too physical for Kalinina. She finished the set with a strong backhand that forced an error from her opponent.
A final, gruelling third set was thrilling. Both players forced their opponent to reach the very limits of their respective games.
Kalinina led 3-1 but appeared to run out of steam, prompting a Raducanu comeback as they sat tied at 4-4. Kalinina found a second wind and hit back against the teenager, eventually winning the final set 6-4.
The failure to reach a quarter-final after her success in Stuttgart will be particularly gutting. But Raducanu can take a lot of positives from her last few performances, especially after wins over fellow talented youngster Marta Kostyuk – who beat the Brit in Transylvania last October – and Tereza Martincova.
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