Aryna Sabalenka has cruised into the quarterfinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with out enjoying a single level. The world No. 1 obtained a first-round bye as the highest seed and superior once more when her second-round opponent, Anastasia Potapova, withdrew from the match resulting from harm. Because of this, Sabalenka will play her first match solely on Friday.
Initially, Sabalenka was set to face the winner of the match between Potapova and Clara Tauson. On Monday, Potapova pulled off a dramatic comeback, saving a match level within the second-set tiebreak to defeat Tauson 2-6 7-6(8) 6-3 in a two-hour and 41-minute battle. However the next day, the world No. 38 introduced her withdrawal, citing a recurring harm and hoping for a comeback on the Madrid Open.
“Very sad to announce that I’m not able to continue my run in Stuttgart,” Potapova shared on social media. “Last few days were very tough and unfortunately my old injury came up.”
With this surprising flip of occasions, Sabalenka advances to the quarterfinals in Stuttgart for the fifth time in 5 appearances—this time with out having performed a single level. Remarkably constant at this occasion, she completed as runner-up three years in a row from 2021 to 2023, and now in 2025, she’s aiming to lastly break by way of and carry the trophy.
In Friday’s quarterfinals, Sabalenka will face the winner of the second-round match between eighth seed Diana Shnaider and Elise Mertens.
