From Lucky Loser to Lionheart: Potapova’s Gritty Madrid Masterclass
MADRID — In the thin, high-altitude air of the Caja Mágica, where the ball flies and tempers often flare, Anastasia Potapova authored a comeback that felt less like a fortunate twist of fate and more like an inevitability of will. The scoreboard read 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 against Jelena Ostapenko, but numbers alone cannot capture the raw, clay-court trench warfare that unfolded.