Jessica Pegula def. Anastasia Potapova — Round of 16, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

WTA 1000ClayRome, Italy

Played11 May 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 5 going into this drawWon

Jessica Pegula seeded 5 7 6

🇦🇹ranked WTA number 38 going into this draw

Anastasia Potapova 66 2

🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulavA. PotapovaAnastasia Potapova🇦🇹

🇺🇸Jessica Pegula

🇦🇹Anastasia Potapova

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

2

2

Double faults

0

69%

1st serve in

64%

69%

1st serve points won

57%

50%

2nd serve points won

40%

63%

Service points won

51%

3/6

Break points saved

5/10

Return

49%

Return points won

37%

5/10

Break points won

3/6

78

Total points won

61

Head to head

2–0 Pegula

  1. This matchRome R16won by Pegula
  2. 2024HardWuhan R32won by Pegula

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

8–2

3–1

Last 30 days

8–2

By surface

8–1

Clay

11–2

19–4

Hard

6–6

By round

6–0

R16

3–0

4–2

QF

2–1

14–3

At WTA 1000s

8–2

How their matches go

31

Completed matches

25

52%

Won in straight sets

36%

32%

Won after losing a set

32%

3%

Lost after winning a set

12%

13%

Lost in straight sets

20%

4–2

Tiebreaks

4–4

10–1

Deciding sets

8–3

19/20

Won after winning set 1

11/13

7/11

Won after losing set 1

6/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

60%

1st serve in

63%

74%

1st serve points won

67%

56%

2nd serve points won

42%

74%

Break points saved

61%

48%

Return points won

51%

42%

Break points won

54%

2.2

Aces a match

2.8

1.2

Double faults a match

4.6

Last 14 days

2

Matches

6

4

Sets

15

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentJessica PegulaAnastasia Potapova
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 20
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 20WonBrisbane QFWonRome R32
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 23
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 23LostMadrid R32LostBrisbane SFLostMadrid SF
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2LostMiami QFLostIndian Wells QFLostMelbourne SFWonMadrid R16
🇱🇻OstapenkoNo. 40
🇱🇻OstapenkoNo. 40WonIndian Wells R32WonMadrid R32
🇭🇷VekicNo. 66
🇭🇷VekicNo. 66WonIndian Wells R64WonLinz SF
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 19
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 19WonCharleston QFLostBrisbane R32
Total
Total5–55–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestJessica PegulaAnastasia Potapova
1Won🇨🇭R. MasarovaRebeka MasarovaNo. 124No. 124 · 10 MayRome R32 · 10 MayWon🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 20No. 20 · 10 MayRome R32 · 10 May
2Won🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 67No. 67 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 MayWon🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 11No. 11 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 May
3Lost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 28No. 28 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 AprWon🇭🇺D. GalfiDalma GalfiNo. 117No. 117 · 6 MayRome R128 · 6 May
4Won🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 64No. 64 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 AprLost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 28No. 28 · 30 AprMadrid SF · 30 Apr
5Won🇺🇦Y. StarodubtsevaYuliia StarodubtsevaNo. 108No. 108 · 5 AprCharleston F · 5 AprWon🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaNo. 197No. 197 · 29 AprMadrid QF · 29 Apr
6Won🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 17No. 17 · 4 AprCharleston SF · 4 AprWon🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 27 AprMadrid R16 · 27 Apr
7Won🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 20No. 20 · 3 AprCharleston QF · 3 AprWon🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 22No. 22 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 Apr
8Won🇮🇹E. CocciarettoElisabetta CocciarettoNo. 44No. 44 · 2 AprCharleston R16 · 2 AprWon🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 66No. 66 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 Apr
9Won🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 75No. 75 · 1 AprCharleston R32 · 1 AprLost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 10No. 10 · 12 AprLinz F · 12 Apr
10Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 3No. 3 · 25 MarMiami QF · 25 MarWon🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 115No. 115 · 11 AprLinz SF · 11 Apr