Sloane Stephens and Anastasia Potapova will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on Court 7. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sloane Stephens who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sloane Stephens is the pick to win this match.
Sloane Stephens -> 1.71
Anastasia Potapova -> 2.14

Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).

To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.

Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).

At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

 

Prediction and head to head Sloane Stephens vs. Anastasia Potapova

There is no head to head record between Sloane Stephens and Anastasia Potapova since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Sloane Stephens

Sloane Stephens

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
897
High
3
LLLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 0-6 0-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 19-22 8-13 9-6 0-0 2-3 0-0
2023 25-20 11-14 13-5 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 18-17 13-9 5-6 0-0 0-2 0-0
2021 20-19 6-11 11-6 1-1 2-1 0-0

Ranked no. 36, the American will start her run at the Australian Open after she played her last match in Hobart where she lost 6-2 6-2 to Davis in the 1st round on the 9th of January.

The American has a composed 0-2 win-loss record in 2023, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, Stephens has an overall 338-243 record. She has a positive 182-145 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2013. See her history.

Australian Open
Stephens's Record

Anastasia Potapova

Anastasia Potapova

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
51
High
21
LWWWLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 24-16 10-11 6-3 7-1 1-1 0-0
2024 28-22 17-13 6-5 2-1 3-3 0-0
2023 30-21 11-14 7-4 7-1 5-2 0-0
2022 35-24 14-14 18-7 3-2 0-1 0-0
2021 21-23 11-11 3-5 5-5 2-2 0-0

Ranked no. 44, Anastasia will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Adelaide where she lost 6-1 1-0 ret. to Siniakova in the 1st round on the 10th of January.

Potapova has a composed 2-3 win-loss record in 2023, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, The Russian has an overall 162-115 record. She has a positive 74-61 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2021. See her history.

Australian Open
Potapova's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

Upcoming matches in the draw