R32 Australian Open 2026

Aryna Sabalenka #1 def. Anastasia Potapova #55

7-6(4) 7-6(7)

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Anastasia Potapova 7-6(4) 7-6(7) in the 2026 Australian Open third round on hard courts on January 23, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaAnastasia Potapova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.3%48.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.3%59.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.2%48.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.6%53.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.2%38.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.7%46.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.7-3.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.1-4.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAryna SabalenkaAnastasia Potapova
Country BLR AUT
Birth dateMay 5, 1998Mar 30, 2001
Age2724
Height182 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)155
Ranking points (entering)10,9901,106
Elo (entering)2,2531,827
Current career W-L417–147168–137
Current career earnings$53,284,864$7,244,312
Pre-match H2H

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Zhuoxuan Bai 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2026R64
Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2026R128

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Mboko #166-1 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2026R16

Anastasia Potapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Emma Raducanu #297-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2026R64
Suzan Lamens #953-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2026R128