anastasia potapova

A week ago, Anastasia Potapova lost in the qualifying round of the Mutua Madrid Open to Sinja Kraus, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3. Normally, she would have packed her bags the next day and headed to her next tournament. However, something happened that nobody, least of all Potapova, expected. The Austrian is still competing in the Caja Magica, and she is doing so in style. On Monday night she defeated Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, the world number two and the pretender to Aryna Sabalenka’s throne. Potapova’s story is one of those tales tennis occasionally delights us with. One of players who lose in the