Aryna Sabalenka eased smoothly through against Anastasia Potapova in just 63 minutes as she prevailed 6-2, 6-2 against the Russian who she was due to play at the Stuttgart Open last month before her late withdrawal.
Aryna Sabalenka reached the final of the WTA Italian Open in 2024, losing to Iga Swiatek in Rome after also finishing runner-up to the Pole in Madrid. Now she’s coming into the event with even more confidence and six finals this year already.
2020 semifinalist Marketa Vondrousova is playing her first clay-court tournament of the season at the WTA 1000 in Rome, while Dayana Yastremska and Anastasia Potapova will battle in an match that looks extremely tight on paper.