Mirra Andreeva def. Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 — US Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Mirra Andreeva defeated Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the R16 of the US Open 2026.

Twenty-one unforced errors in the opening set is no way for the No. 5 seed to start, and Potapova needed little else, taking 82% of her first-serve points there against 10 of her own. Then the misses dried up. Andreeva won 77% of her first-serve points in the second and broke three times, in game 7 for 4-3 and again in game 10 to close the set, then took the third's decisive break in game 3 for 2-1. Potapova finished within five of the 191 points played and remains 0-3 on record here, the last a Linz Open final that ran the same script. Two hours and 26 minutes in, Andreeva has a US Open quarterfinal and, at last, a dropped set.

Match stats

Mirra Andreeva: 2 aces, 23 winners, 61% first serves, 8 double faults, 6/10 break points. Anastasia Potapova: 2 aces, 19 winners, 60% first serves, 6 double faults, 4/7 break points.

Profiles: Mirra Andreeva · Anastasia Potapova — US Open 2026

Head-to-head

Mirra Andreeva and Anastasia Potapova have met 4 times, with Mirra Andreeva leading the head-to-head 4–0.

• Linz Open 2026 Final — Mirra Andreeva won 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
• US Open 2025 R64 — Mirra Andreeva won 6-1, 6-3
• Wimbledon 2023 R32 — Mirra Andreeva won 6-2, 7-5

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