Anastasia Potapova : ce qu'il faut savoir

Anastasia Potapova claims a thrilling win over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final. Anastasia Potapova s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en France ce jeudi.

Les faits

• Anastasia Potapova claims a thrilling win over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final.
• Anastasia Potapova has become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final thanks to her thrilling victory over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open.
• Anastasia Potapova came through a rollercoaster Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinal against Karolina Pliskova, winning the last five games from 3-1 down in the decider after holding three match points in the second set, to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal.
• Anastasia Potapova became the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal since the Tier format's inception in 1990 with a 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3 defeat of Karolina Pliskova in 1 hour and 54 minutes on Wednesday.
• Potapova, 25, had already seen off former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and world number two Elena Rybakina.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Anastasia Potapova has become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final thanks to her thrilling victory over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open.

Sur le fond, Anastasia Potapova came through a rollercoaster Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinal against Karolina Pliskova, winning the last five games from 3-1 down in the decider after holding three match points in the second set, to become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal.

Concrètement, Anastasia Potapova became the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal since the Tier format's inception in 1990 with a 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3 defeat of Karolina Pliskova in 1 hour and 54 minutes on Wednesday.

Au-delà de ce constat, Potapova, 25, had already seen off former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and world number two Elena Rybakina.

Reste à préciser que Potapova looked set for a comfortable victory after taking the first set in just 24 minutes before securing three match points in the second.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : But Potapova responded by reeling off five consecutive games and sealed victory with her 10th ace before collapsing to her knees.

Plus précisément, Potapova led 6-1, 5-3 and held her first three match points in the second set, but ultimately had to reel off five straight games from 3-1 down in the decider to advance.

Dans la foulée, Potapova becomes the first player representing Austria to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal since Sybille Bammer at Indian Wells 2007.

À ce stade, She won the first set in just 23 minutes, firing 10 winners to Pliskova's five; and though the Czech player was able to post three solid holds in the second set, Potapova struck first again, finding a backhand pass to break for 4-3.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que But with Potapova serving at 5-4 with double match point, Pliskova came alive.

À noter par ailleurs : Cheap errors from her racquet enabled Potapova to serve for the match at 6-5 again -- but another forehand winner from Pliskova staved off a third match point en route to forcing a tiebreak.

Plus précisément, Down 3-1, with Pliskova seemingly in control, Potapova steadied herself.

Dans la foulée, With Pliskova serving at 3-2, 40-15, Potapova rediscovered her dominance as Pliskova's intensity dipped again: from that point on, Potapova would drop only two more points, ultimately rattling off 16 of the last 18 of the match.

À ce stade, No, I wouldn't, for any money and anything," said Potapova when asked if she thought a semi-final appearance was possible after her qualifying loss.

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Résultat : Marta Kostyuk - Anastasia Potapova, WTA 1000, Madrid, Demi-finales, Jeudi 30 avril 2026 • « Pour moi, ça ne change rien » : Kostyuk annonce qu'il n'y aura pas de poignée de main avec Potapova • Pronostic Marta Kostyuk Anastasia Potapova GRATUIT - Madrid Open 30/04/2026 • Lucky-loser, Anastasia Potapova se hisse en demi-finales à Madrid en dominant Karolina Pliskova • Marta Kostyuk - Anastasia Potapova en direct - Madrid Women's Singles - : Tennis Scores & Résultats - 30/04/2026 • WTA - Madrid > Potapova, en couple avec un joueur du top 40 : "C'est la première fois que je le dis, mais un grand merci à mon petit ami qui est arrivé juste à temps pour m'aider à me qualifier. Il m’a sauvée in extremis".

À retenir

• And she secured a 6-1 6-7 (7-4) 6-3 win over former world number one Pliskova in the last eight to continue her stunning run in the Spanish capital.
• Jannik Sinner is through to the last four in the men's event after securing his 21st victory in a row.
• However, Pliskova fought back to force a tiebreak and then level the match, before taking a 3-1 lead in the deciding set.
• Recherches qui explosent : Résultat : Marta Kostyuk - Anastasia Potapova, WTA 1000, Madrid, Demi-finales, Jeudi 30 avril 2026, « Pour moi, ça ne change rien » : Kostyuk annonce qu'il n'y aura pas de poignée de main avec Potapova, Pronostic Marta Kostyuk Anastasia Potapova GRATUIT - Madrid Open 30/04/2026, Lucky-loser, Anastasia Potapova se hisse en demi-finales à Madrid en dominant Karolina Pliskova.