Anastasia Potapova recovered from an enormous second-set deficit in her Cluj-Napoca round-of-16 match to finish a 6-4 7-5 win over 113th-ranked Viktorija Golubic.
Early within the first set, the highest seed was twice down by a break however twice managed to return again earlier than breaking the Swiss once more within the tenth recreation to seal the opener.
After lacking out on her first-set alternatives, Golubic opened a 5-1 lead within the second set and likewise had a set level on the Russian’s serve.
A degree away from simply dropping the second set, Potapova’s miraculous second-set comeback began.
First, she saved a set level on her serve earlier than getting one break again within the eighth recreation.
Within the ninth recreation, the Russian saved three extra set factors earlier than breaking Golubic within the tenth and twelfth video games to fully overturn the deficit and get the job executed in two units.
It must be famous that Potapova had two medical timeouts after the primary set.
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For a spot within the Cluj-Napoca semifinal, the No. 1 seed will battle in opposition to the winner of the match between world No. 71 Anna Blinkova or 143rd-ranked Ella Seidel.
Potapova doing effectively in Cluj-Napoca after opening up about her private scenario
As you most likely know, the 23-year-old divorced from ATP star Alexander Shevchenko final 12 months after simply 10 months or marriage.
Earlier than coming to the Transylvania Open, the Russian admitted that it wasn’t a straightforward life choice and likewise revealed that she determined to publicly announce it in November as a result of she needed to “set myself free.”
“My staff, my shut ones, even me, we have been all shocked by how mentally robust I may very well be. Each different individual got here to me and requested, ‘So what, you two broke up?’ On tour, exterior the tour,” Potapova told Sofya Tartakova for Bolshe.
“After all, it’s not likely well mannered, however it’s life and persons are curious. It’s like a TV present for them. I believe I wanted to place an finish to it, to finish issues formally, so I wouldn’t get these questions anymore. I believe that was the final step I wanted to lastly set myself free.”
