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Andreeva reaches US Open quarterfinals for the first time

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mirra Andreeva defeated Austria’s Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach her first US Open quarterfinal.
  • Potapova injured her left leg while trailing 3-5 in the deciding set and finished the match in tears after returning to the court.
  • Andreeva, the French Open champion and world No. 5, will face the winner of Coco Gauff’s match against Iva Jovic.

Mirra Andreeva reached the US Open quarterfinals for the first time after defeating Anastasia Potapova in a dramatic match that ended with an injury.

The 19-year-old Russian, ranked fifth in the world and the reigning French Open champion, recovered from losing the opening set to beat the 25th-ranked Austrian 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. The match lasted two and a half hours.

Potapova injured her left leg while trying to return a ball with Andreeva serving at 5-3 in the final set. She fell on the court and received medical attention for several minutes before deciding to continue. After losing the final two points, Potapova was embraced by Andreeva at the net as she cried.

“It is obviously not the way you want to finish the match or see one of your good friends finish it,” Andreeva said afterward. Coached by Spain’s Conchita Martínez, she will meet either 2023 champion Coco Gauff or American prospect Iva Jovic in the quarterfinals.

It is obviously not the way you want to finish the match or see one of your good friends finish it.

· Mirra AndreevaAndreeva described Potapova’s injury-shortened finish after the match.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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