Aryna Sabalenka vs Anastasia Potapova — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
#25WTA
1904ELO
1804Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$6.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLWL
Sabalenka A.7-6 7-6
Potapova A.
Sabalenka A.
772
Potapova A.
660
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Anastasia Potapova 7-6 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka won all two sets in tiebreaks against Anastasia Potapova.
Head to head
2–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Rome | R64 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2023-04-17 | Stuttgart | SF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
100
64
Break points saved·Dominant
93
49
Break points won·Slight edge
99
90
Deciding sets·Even
97
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
26
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
59
92
Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d) · Potapova A.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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