Anastasia Potapova and Maryna Zanevska will take on each other in the quarter-final of the 2023 WTA Lyon Open on February 3.
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In the decisive set of the second round, Anastasia Potapova was ahead of wildcard Clara Burel 2-1 and 40-15 when she awkwardly fell on her right ankle. The Russian appeared to handle all of her opponent’s dropshots just fine after a concerning medical time-out, defeating the French favourite 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. She had to come back from a set down against qualifier and world No. 124 Marina Bassols Ribera on Monday before recording her first back-to-back victories of the year. She didn’t have a successful Australian tour, retiring due to heat illness in Adelaide and losing to Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the second round in Melbourne.
After ending second seed Zhang Shuai’s title defence effort, Maryna Zanevska wins seven games in a row on indoor French courts. She faced just one breakpoint, which she managed to avoid, and overcame the veteran Chinese player, ranked 23rd, 6-2, 6-0, in 68 minutes to earn the highest-ranking victory of her career. At the beginning of the season, she was 0-11 against players ranked in the top 30, but after defeating world No. 27 Elise Mertens in Hobart, she broke the taboo. The Belgian competed in a morbid manner for the majority of the 2022 season, but in recent months, especially after winning her biggest hardcourt title at 125K Rouen in France in October, she has changed her approach.
| Anastasia Potapova vs Maryna Zanevska | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | February 3, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard courts |
| Tournament | Lyon Open |
| Stage | Quarter-final |
| Time (India) | 7 pm |
| Time (France) | 2:30 pm |
Anastasia Potapova has won three out of her last five matches, One of her two defeats came as a result of an injury retirement at the Adelaide International 2. She was eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open and she recently defeated Clara Burel in Lyon.
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Clara Burel | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 (W) |
| Marina Bassols Ribera | 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 (W) |
| Nuria Parrizas-Diaz | 6-3, 6-2 (L) |
| Sloane Stephens | 7-6, 6-4 (W) |
| Katerina Siniakova | Walkover (L) |
Despite a first round elimination at the Australian Open, Maryna Zanevska has mounted an impressive comeback in Lyon, reaching the last eight of the competition. The Ukrainian recorded a huge victory over second seed and defending champion Zhang Shuai in the round of 16.
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Zhang Shuai | 6-2, 6-0 (W) |
| Dalma Galfi | 6-1, 7-6 (W) |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 6-2, 7-6 (L) |
| Sofia Kenin | 6-2, 6-3 (L) |
| Elise Mertens | 6-4, 6-4 (W) |
0-0. Maryna Zanevska, a late-blooming 29-year-old, didn’t compete in her first WTA quarterfinal until July 2021, which was less than two years ago. She has since advanced to five quarterfinals on clay courts (3-2) and even claimed a victory in Gdynia in 2021, but she should be the underdog in her first appearance in the last eight on hard courts.
Anastasia Potapova and Maryna Zanevska will take on each other in the quarter-final of the 2023 WTA Lyon Open on February 3.
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