Masters Tournament in Rome
LIVE: Potapova wins first set against Russian
Qualifier Anastasia Potapova has continued her winning streak at the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Rome. The new Austrian advanced to the round of 16 on Sunday with an impressive 6-3, 6-2 victory in the third round over 20th-seeded Russian Lyudmila Samsonova.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen In the round of 16, Potapova will face world No. 5 Jessica Pegula. The American humiliated Swiss player Rebeka Masarova 6-0, 6-0.
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Potapova broke Samsonova’s serve in the first set and, after a break and a rebreak, broke her serve a second time to take a decisive 4-2 lead. After 47 minutes, she served out the set with only minor difficulties. In the second set, the 25-year-old gave her opponent no chance at all with her aggressive play, quickly taking a 4-0 lead and ending the match after 1 hour and 27 minutes.
Now in the Top 30
Regardless of the tournament’s outcome, the Linz finalist—who most recently reached the semifinals at the 1000-level event in Madrid—will move up from her current world No. 38 ranking into the Top 30. Potapova has lost all five previous matches against her next opponent, Pegula, but given her current top form, improving that record seems feasible.
Potapova has had a great run since Linz. The 25-year-old, who has been an Austrian citizen since last December, reached the final at the Upper Austria Ladies, then lost in the Madrid qualifiers but slipped into the main draw as a lucky loser and was eliminated only in the semifinals. In Rome, too, she reached the round of 16 via qualifying and has now celebrated five victories. Her record, including Linz: 14 wins, three losses.
By reaching the round of 16, she has come a big step closer to her goal of being seeded at the French Open, which begins in two weeks. She is now ranked 28th in the live rankings, and in the WTA Race—which reflects performance only this year—Potapova is already 15th.
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