Potapova sends American hope Anisimova packing in US Open third round

Anastasia Potapova reached the US Open fourth round for the first time by ending Amanda Anisimova's New York run with a 6-2, 7-5 victory on Saturday.

The Austrian 10th seed defended 13 of the 16 break points she faced and absorbed Anisimova's power from the baseline. She will next face either Russia's Mirra Andreeva or the Czech Republic's Nikola Bartunkova.

Anisimova struggled to reproduce the form that took her to last year's US Open final. She also finished as a Wimbledon runner-up, but has not reached a tournament final in 2026. After Potapova broke her to love in the third game and converted another break point in the seventh, Anisimova held a long discussion with her coaches at the end of the opening set.

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I think I'm the happiest person out here, maybe my coach is a little bit happier.

The second set featured three breaks of serve as the Louis Armstrong Stadium crowd repeatedly urged on the American. Anisimova's 46 unforced errors proved costly, particularly when she sent a break-point shot just beyond the baseline in the penultimate game. Potapova held firm in the final rally, then clasped her hands over her mouth after Anisimova hit out again on match point.

"I think I'm the happiest person out here, maybe my coach is a little bit happier," Potapova said. "To play here gives me so many goosebumps when I come out on this court in front of this crowd."

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To play here gives me so many goosebumps when I come out on this court in front of this crowd.