Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Potapova Defeats 2025 Finalist Anisimova, Reaches US Open Fourth Round
Anastasia Potapova played Amanda Anisimova in the third round of the US Open.
Potapova won the match in two sets, 6-2 and 7-5.
Anisimova was the 10th seed, while Potapova was seeded 24th.
Potapova started quickly and won the first set comfortably.
Anisimova played better in the second set and made the score much closer.
Potapova stayed calm after Anisimova broke her serve twice.
She won the last two games to finish the match.
This is the first time Potapova has reached the US Open’s fourth round.
No. 24 seed Anastasia Potapova defeated No. 10 seed Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-5 in the US Open third round.
Potapova reached the US Open fourth round for the first time after previously stopping in the third round in 2024.
She broke early and controlled the first set with deep groundstrokes and an effective serve.
Anisimova improved in the second set and twice broke Potapova, but Potapova broke back each time before winning the final two games.
The 1-hour, 39-minute victory was Potapova’s third win over a top-10 opponent in 2026 and her eighth Grand Slam match win of the season.
- Who
- No. 24 seed Anastasia Potapova defeated No. 10 seed Amanda Anisimova.
- What
- Potapova won 6-2, 7-5 to reach the US Open fourth round and the Round of 16 for the first time in New York.
- When
- Saturday; the match lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes.
- Where
- Louis Armstrong Stadium at the US Open in New York, in Flushing Meadows.
- Why
- Potapova applied early pressure, controlled the first set and recovered each time Anisimova broke serve in the second.
- Result
- Anastasia Potapova def. Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-5
- Round
- US Open third round
- Seeds
- Potapova No. 24; Anisimova No. 10
- Match duration
- 1 hour, 39 minutes
- Potapova milestone
- First US Open fourth-round appearance
- Season record
- Third top-10 win and eighth Grand Slam match win of 2026
- Previous US Open best
- Third round in 2024
- Finalist detail
- Both accounts identify Anisimova as the 2025 finalist, but they disagree on whether she lost that final to Iga Swiatek or Aryna Sabalenka.
