In the semi-final of the WTA250 tournament in Cluj-Napoca, Potapova played against Alexandra Sasnovich. Both tennis players showed decent results. But bookmakers gave preference to the Russian.
First set or no surprises
In the first two games, the athletes exchanged points. After that, Potapova won three games in a row. This led to a large gap in the score (4 - 1). After that, there were exchanges of won games. But the only realized break brought Potapova victory in the first set: 6 - 3.
Second set or a game of nerves
The first two games passed without any surprises. The tennis players took one game each. But after that, Alexandra Sasnovich needed medical attention. There were problems with her leg. A medical stop-out was taken. After a break, Potapova converted a break and was leading 3-2. But in the sixth game, she ran into a return break. Anastasia was able to convert her break in the seventh game. She again took the lead: 4-3. She immediately confirmed the break. But the Belarusian tennis player won the next two games. She evened the score in the set. In the 11th game, the Russian was able to convert another break. In the 12th game, she confirmed it on her serve. Thus, she won the set and the match. Set score: 7-5. Match score: 2-0.
In the final, Anastasia Potapova will play Lucia Bronzetti. In the semi-finals, the Italian played against Katarzyna Siniakova. The opponent withdrew in the first set after the score was 4-0. Potapova has not reached the finals for a long time. This time she has a chance to win the competition and add to her rating points.
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