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Austrian player punishes last year’s US Open finalist

From Berlingske · () Danish

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

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Anastasia Potapova beat 10th-seeded Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-5 in the US Open third round.
  • Anisimova made 46 unforced errors and has not matched last year’s Grand Slam results, when she reached the Wimbledon and US Open finals.
  • Potapova, born in Russia and now representing Austria, won in one hour and 40 minutes.

Anastasia Potapova took advantage of Amanda Anisimova’s error-strewn performance to send last year’s US Open finalist out in the third round.

Potapova, the tournament’s 24th seed, beat the American 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday evening Danish time. Anisimova entered the match as the 10th seed and the world’s No. 10 player, but her ranking offered little protection as she made 46 unforced errors.

Born in Russia and now representing Austria, Potapova completed the victory in one hour and 40 minutes. “I feel insanely good right now, but in a good way,” she said, according to AFP.

Anisimova has called her Grand Slam season mediocre. She reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in January and the third round at both the French Open and Wimbledon. Those results contrast with last year, when she reached the finals at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Madison Keys also failed to advance from the third round, losing in three sets to China’s Zheng Qinwen, the 2024 Olympic champion.

I feel insanely good right now, but in a good way.

· Anastasia PotapovaPotapova spoke after defeating Amanda Anisimova in the US Open third round.
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