Anastasia Potapova survives Sofia Kenin 3-6 6-4 7-6(6) in the 3rd round in Madrid on Sunday after winning a huge battle. Potapova will engage against Marta Kostyuk in the 4th round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this competition. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 3rd round in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

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Potapova's Record

The Russian added to her prize money € 37,520 after conquering this match. She has already won € 90,445 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Russian will add € 75,225 to her earnings to get in total € 165,670 in total.

Highlights Anastasia Potapova vs. Sofia Kenin Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Potapova
Kenin
3-6 6-4 7-66
2h:27
106
106
Total points
107
107
28
28
Winners
49
49
26%
26%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
1
1
4
4
Double Faults
4
4
47%
47%
1st in
69%
69%
60%
60%
1st won
63%
63%
28/47
28/47
1st won
49/78
49/78
55%
55%
2nd won
43%
43%
29/53
29/53
2nd won
15/35
15/35
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
5/9
5/9
44%
44%
Won
56%
56%
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Anastasia won this contest even if she scored less points than Kenin (106 vs. 107).

Potapova

Potapova won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points after she converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities.

Kenin

On the other side, Kenin was sharp when converting 56% of the break points that she procured points (5/9). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Potapova and Kenin is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Anastasia Potapova vs. Marta Kostyuk – stats

Potapova will play Kostyuk in the 4th round.

This will be the 6th time that Anastasia Potapova and Marta Kostyuk face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Potapova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Kostyuk won 6-0 7-5 in the quarter in Indian Wells back in 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kenin 6-3
KeninPotapova
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
KeninPotapova
6
3
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0
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30
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40
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40
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40
KeninPotapova
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40
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40
KeninPotapova
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15
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KeninPotapova
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2
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KeninPotapova
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2
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KeninPotapova
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40
KeninPotapova
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KeninPotapova
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0
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15
KeninPotapova
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0
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15

Potapova conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Sofia Kenin in the 1st game (1-0). Kenin improved her lead after breaking the Russian in the 9th (6-3) game before winning the set.

Kenin failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.

Sofia was perfect in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Russian was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 8th game (3-4 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 70 points. Sofia was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Potapova (39-31). Sofia surrendered 14 points on serve (25-14). on the other side of the net, Potapova conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).

2nd Set -
Potapova 6-4
PotapovaKenin
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
PotapovaKenin
6
4
0
15
15
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15
PotapovaKenin
5
4
0
15
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30
PotapovaKenin
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4
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30
PotapovaKenin
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40
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A
PotapovaKenin
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PotapovaKenin
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3
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40
PotapovaKenin
2
2
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0
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40
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40
15
PotapovaKenin
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2
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15
30
15
40
PotapovaKenin
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Russian snatched in the 9th game (5-4) before finally conquering the set (6-4).

The American was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-4 to 6-4.

Potapova converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Kenin was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 65 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Potapova won just 3 more points than the American (34-31). The Russian dropped 8 points on serve (21-8). On the losing side, the American conceded 13 points on serve (23-13

).
3rd Set -
Potapova 7-6
PotapovaKenin
7
6
P
1
0
K
1
1
K
1
2
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2
2
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3
2
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4
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4
3
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6
PotapovaKenin
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6
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15
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15
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15
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40
PotapovaKenin
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PotapovaKenin
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PotapovaKenin
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5
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A
PotapovaKenin
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4
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15
PotapovaKenin
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4
0
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15
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40
PotapovaKenin
3
3
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0
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0
30
15
30
30
40
30
PotapovaKenin
2
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PotapovaKenin
1
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
PotapovaKenin
1
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
PotapovaKenin
0
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40

Potapova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Sofia Kenin in the 2nd game (2-0). However, Anastasia was not done to come back to break Kenin 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (2-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 6.

The Russian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.

Tiebreak

The Russian won 4 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 11th (5-6), 12th (6-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Sofia won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 9th (5-4) and 10th (6-4) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

Potapova converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 5th (1-3 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Anastasia saved 3 set points when she was 4-5, 4-6 and 5-6 down. On the other side, the American was spot on in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).

They played 78 points. Anastasia conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Sofia (41-37). The Russian surrendered 19 points on serve (22-19). On the losing side, the American conceded 19 points on serve (18-19).

1st
Potapova
Kenin
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
2nd
Potapova
Kenin
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Potapova
Kenin
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1

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