Sloane Stephens def. Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-4 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Sloane Stephens defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-4 in the R64 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Seeded 24th and the betting market's pick at 63 percent, Potapova lost this on her own serve, holding four of nine service games with nine double faults. Stephens, WTA No. 286, took five of nine return games to the seed's two of eight. The opener produced seven breaks between them; the second set needed only one, in game 7 for 4-3. Potapova saved two match points before the end came at 74 minutes. The 33-year-old American, beaten in their only prior meeting on record, began this season ranked 1,098th and is into the round of 32.

Match stats

Sloane Stephens: 2 aces, 62% first serves, 1 double fault, 5/8 break points. Anastasia Potapova: 2 aces, 39% first serves, 9 double faults, 2/4 break points.

Profiles: Sloane Stephens · Anastasia Potapova — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Sloane Stephens and Anastasia Potapova have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

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