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. Potapova s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Germany 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 was out of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday 21 April.
• Potapova, 25, had already seen off former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and world number two Elena Rybakina.
• Potapova looked set for a comfortable victory after taking the first set in just 24 minutes before securing three match points in the second.

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 was out of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday 21 April.

Concrètement, Potapova, 25, had already seen off former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and world number two Elena Rybakina.

Au-delà de ce constat, Potapova looked set for a comfortable victory after taking the first set in just 24 minutes before securing three match points in the second.

Reste à préciser que But Potapova responded by reeling off five consecutive games and sealed victory with her 10th ace before collapsing to her knees.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : At 5-4, and serving, Potapova had two match points.

Plus précisément, Potapova eventually prevailed 6-4 in the third set, sealing a stunning, career-defining victory.

Dans la foulée, 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.

À ce stade, Jannik Sinner is through to the last four in the men's event after securing his 21st victory in a row.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que Potapova comes back from the brink twice to make Mutua Madrid Open history.

À noter par ailleurs : 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.

Plus précisément, However, Pliskova fought back to force a tiebreak and then level the match, before taking a 3-1 lead in the deciding set.

Dans la foulée, She will face 26th seed Marta Kostyuk in the semi-finals after the Ukrainian beat Czech 13th seed Linda Noskova 7-6 (7-1) 6-0.

À ce stade, the Italian beat 19-year-old home favourite Rafael Jodar 6-2 7-6 (7-0) in just shy of two hours.

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Marta Kostyuk : "Potapova est devenue autrichienne mais cela ne change rien" - Sports • 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.

À retenir

• The Italian beat 19-year-old home favourite Rafael Jodar 6-2 7-6 (7-0) in just shy of two hours.
• He is bidding for his fifth ATP Masters 1000 title in a row, having won in Paris late last year and already secured the Indian Wells, Miami Open and Monte Carlo titles in 2026.
• Sinner quickly took control, saving a break point when 2-1 down before reeling off five straight games to win the first set.
• Recherches qui explosent : Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Marta Kostyuk : "Potapova est devenue autrichienne mais cela ne change rien" - Sports, 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.