Anastasia Potapova def. Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6(4)-7(7), 6-3 — Madrid Open 2026 Quarterfinal

Match recap

Anastasia Potapova defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6(4)-7(7), 6-3 in the Quarterfinal of the Madrid Open 2026.

Anastasia Potapova cashed all seven break points she earned and dropped the decider on Karolina Pliskova's serve to take this clay first meeting 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3. Pliskova never solved that return wall — she saved none of the seven break points she faced and won just 20% of her second-serve points (4/20). Potapova's 10 aces and 50% break-point salvage (4/8) held the line after the tiebreak slip.

Match stats

Karolina Pliskova: 3 aces, 75% first serves, 8 double faults, 4/8 break points. Anastasia Potapova: 10 aces, 62% first serves, 9 double faults, 7/7 break points.

Profiles: Karolina Pliskova · Anastasia Potapova — Madrid Open 2026

Head-to-head

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

• Qatar Open 2024 R32 — Karolina Pliskova won 6-1, 5-7, 6-4