Anastasia Potapova def. Katie Boulter 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 — French Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Anastasia Potapova defeated Katie Boulter 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in the R64 of the French Open 2026.

Potapova dropped the opener 7-5 but reorganized everything once she stopped handing Boulter free points. The Brit's 10 double faults — to Potapova's four — kept the door open, and the Russian walked through it: she converted 7 of 12 break points and finished 43 unforced errors to Boulter's 51. After dropping serve to lose set one, Potapova won 13 of the final 22 games, closing the third 6-2 in their first career meeting and first on clay.

Match stats

Katie Boulter: 1 ace, 17 winners, 54% first serves, 10 double faults, 5/10 break points. Anastasia Potapova: 5 aces, 22 winners, 55% first serves, 4 double faults, 7/12 break points.

Profiles: Katie Boulter · Anastasia Potapova — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Katie Boulter and Anastasia Potapova.