Aryna Sabalenka def. Anastasia Potapova — Round of 32, Australian Open 2026
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia
Played23 Jan 2026
🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon
Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 7 7
🇦🇹ranked WTA number 54 going into this draw
Anastasia Potapova 64 67
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
🇦🇹Anastasia Potapova
Match stats
Serve
3
Aces
2
2
Double faults
6
73%
1st serve in
48%
60%
1st serve points won
59%
65%
2nd serve points won
49%
62%
Service points won
54%
3/7
Break points saved
4/8
Serve speed (km/h)
184
Fastest serve
172
159
Average 1st serve
156
133
Average 2nd serve
133
Return
46%
Return points won
38%
4/8
Break points won
4/7
Points
34
Winners
22
44
Unforced errors
25
14/19
Net points won
6/12
95
Total points won
82
Head to head
3–0 Sabalenka
- This matchMelbourne R32won by Sabalenka
- 2025ClayRome R64won by Sabalenka
- 2025ClayStuttgart R16won by Sabalenka
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
9–1
Last 10 matches
6–4
7–0
Last 30 days
3–2
By surface
20–2
Hard
8–7
4–1
Indoor hard
–
By round
4–0
R32
1–3
4–0
R16
0–1
9–0
At Grand Slams
3–1
How their matches go
26
Completed matches
15
69%
Won in straight sets
33%
19%
Won after losing a set
20%
4%
Lost after winning a set
7%
8%
Lost in straight sets
40%
6–2
Tiebreaks
2–0
5–1
Deciding sets
3–1
21/22
Won after winning set 1
7/8
2/4
Won after losing set 1
1/7
Serve and return, last 5 matches
63%
1st serve in
63%
77%
1st serve points won
60%
54%
2nd serve points won
41%
72%
Break points saved
46%
48%
Return points won
48%
39%
Break points won
49%
4.2
Aces a match
3.4
1.0
Double faults a match
5.6
Last 14 days
5
Matches
3
10
Sets
7
2
Days since last match
2