Anastasia Potapova sits in her chair. She is disappointed, speaks from afar to her clan who, in their box, seem at least as dejected. At this moment, the Russian is already down 6-0, 3-0 against Iga Swiatek. A handful of minutes later, nothing has worked out. His ordeal lasted 40 minutes. 6-0, 6-0. Having come close to the exit in the previous round against Naomi Osaka (a match point saved), Queen Iga this time put the turbo in by dismantling her opponent who, totally helpless, had absolutely no weapons to pose the slightest problem to her .
Symbol of the absolute carnage at the end of this morning on the Philippe-Chatrier court, Anastasia Potapova only managed to score 10 small points. A starving record in 12 games. Seven points on her throw, and only three on the service of the three-time winner of the tournament. In the second set, Iga Swiatek even managed to fold her three service games without conceding a single point. Three games won white. Hard to live with for the unfortunate Potapova.
Fifth quarter in a row
For the fifth time, the Pole reached the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros. She had stalled at this stage of the competition in 2021, losing to Maria Sakkari. For the rest, she went to the end three times, including in the last two years, confirming that Porte d’Auteuil was her favorite playground. Even if the match against Osaka proved that she was not unbeatable and that it was possible to make her doubt, she remains the logical favorite in the women’s draw.
For a place in the last four, Iga Swiatek will face the winner of the match between Marketa Vondrousova, crowned at Wimbledon last year, and the surprising Olga Danilovic. The Serbian, from qualifying, notably eliminated the American Danielle Collins. Coco Gauff or Ons Jabeur could then find themselves on the path to world number one in the semi-final. In the meantime, Swiatek spent a Sunday that we would describe as very quiet…
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