Aryna Sabalenka vs Anastasia Potapova | Aryna Sabalenka Wins 6-2 6-2

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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-2 6-2 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Match story: Aryna Sabalenka dropped just 4 games past Anastasia Potapova.

How the match was decided

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Sabalenka A. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

14 shared · last 12 months

Sabalenka A. and Potapova A. faced 14 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sabalenka A. went 22–5 (81%) against them, Potapova A. 7–9 (44%). Sabalenka A. came out better against 6 of 13 comparable opponents, Potapova A. against 2 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

22–581%Sabalenka A. · better vs 6Record vs common opponents7–944%Potapova A. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

46–13Sets16–23

333–227Games166–196

4–1Tiebreaks2–4

3–2Deciding sets5–2

vs Pegula J.#3W7-5 7-5US Open · hardL2-6 0-2Wuhan · hard
vs Muchova K.#8L6-7 6-2 4-6Beijing · hardL4-6 2-6US Open · hard
vs Swiatek I.#9W6-3 6-3Cincinnati · hardL0-6 0-6Roland Garros · clay

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vs Kostyuk M.#10W7-6 7-6Madrid · clayL3-6 2-6Madrid · clay
vs Paolini J.#20W6-3 7-5Riyadh Finals · hardL6-7(2) 3-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Keys M.#23W6-0 6-1Indian Wells · hardL3-6 0-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Ostapenko J.#32L4-6 1-6Stuttgart · clayL4-6 2-6Rome · clay
vs Tauson C.#44L3-6 2-6Dubai · hardW2-6 7-6 6-3Stuttgart · clay
vs Zheng Q.#54L4-6 3-6Rome · clayW6-4 6-4Madrid · clay
vs Bouzas Maneiro J.#96W6-3 7-5Australian Open · hardW6-7(5) 6-4 7-5Indian Wells · hard
vs Kenin S.#107W3-6 6-3 6-3Rome · clayW3-6 6-4 7-6Madrid · clay
vs Bronzetti L.#132W6-1 6-2Indian Wells · hardW4-6 6-1 6-2Cluj-Napoca · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W6-2 2-6 6-3Australian Open · hardL6-7(2) 6-2 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Krueger A.#73Hard to compareW6-2 6-2Beijing · hardW6-7 6-4 6-2Madrid · clay

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Sabalenka A. leads 2–0

Sabalenka A.May 2025RomeThis matchClay6-2 6-2
Sabalenka A.April 2023StuttgartClay6-1 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Kenin S.View match

Player context

Before the match

Sabalenka A.Potapova A.2 266ELO1 9801 979Clay ELO1 8317–3Last 105–527Age24182 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $53.2M2026 $8.0MEarningsCareer $6.7M2026 $1.4M

Cite this

Aryna Sabalenka beat Anastasia Potapova 6-2 6-2. Umpiry, "Aryna Sabalenka vs Anastasia Potapova — Rome Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-05-09/potapova-vs-sabalenka-rome-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 9 May 2025).