Potapova : ce qu'il faut savoir

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. Potapova s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Italy ce jeudi.

Les faits

• 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 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 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 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.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, 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.

Sur le fond, 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.

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 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.

Reste à préciser que Potapova becomes the first player representing Austria to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal since Sybille Bammer at Indian Wells 2007.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : 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.

Plus précisément, But with Potapova serving at 5-4 with double match point, Pliskova came alive.

Dans la foulée, 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.

À ce stade, Down 3-1, with Pliskova seemingly in control, Potapova steadied herself.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que 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 noter par ailleurs : Potapova, 25, had already seen off former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and world number two Elena Rybakina.

Plus précisément, Potapova looked set for a comfortable victory after taking the first set in just 24 minutes before securing three match points in the second.

Dans la foulée, But Potapova responded by reeling off five consecutive games and sealed victory with her 10th ace before collapsing to her knees.

À ce stade, Not for any money or anything," Potapova said in her on-court interview.

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Marta Kostyuk : "Potapova est devenue autrichienne mais cela ne change rien" - Sports • Hailey Baptiste et Anastasia Potapova, les invitées surprises du dernier carré à Madrid • « Pour moi, ça ne change rien » : Kostyuk annonce qu'il n'y aura pas de poignée de main avec Potapova • Marta Kostyuk - Anastasia Potapova en direct - Madrid Women's Singles - : Tennis Scores & Résultats - 30/04/2026 • 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.

À retenir

• Twists and turns: Through the first set-and-a-half, Potapova produced a dominant performance, anchored by superb serving.
• Potapova promptly double faulted twice in succession, and the set was all square once again.
• There, Pliskova stayed on the front foot, and Potapova committed another double fault down set point.
• Recherches qui explosent : Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Marta Kostyuk : "Potapova est devenue autrichienne mais cela ne change rien" - Sports, Hailey Baptiste et Anastasia Potapova, les invitées surprises du dernier carré à Madrid, « Pour moi, ça ne change rien » : Kostyuk annonce qu'il n'y aura pas de poignée de main avec Potapova, Marta Kostyuk - Anastasia Potapova en direct - Madrid Women's Singles - : Tennis Scores & Résultats - 30/04/2026.