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Jack-Potapova! Lucky Loser Strikes It Rich in Madrid

Anastasia Potapova became the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semifinal after saving three match points and rallying from 1-3 down.

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Russian-born Austrian Anastasia Potapova has cashed in on her good fortune as a lucky loser to, uniquely, reach the semi-finals of a WTA 1000 event in Madrid.

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Anastasia Potapova will play in the semifinals in Madrid despite losing in qualifying.

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Eliminated in qualifying by compatriot Kraus, outside the board and practically already spectator: Anastasia Potapova in Madrid had closed her tournament. Or at least it seemed so. Called as lucky loser for Madison Keys' defection, she rewrote everything from scratch. Then the phone ringing, thirty minutes before returning to the field: there is a free seat, someone retired, it's up to her. From there on, everything changes. Not only her tournam…

Retrieved after her elimination in qualifying, the Austrian naturalized player managed to achieve an unprecedented feat by reaching the semifinals of a WTA 1000 tournament, a first for a lucky-loser. Anastasia Potapova had an extraordinary course in Madrid. Disappeared in the second round of qualifying, she was recovered in extremis and knew how to [...] The article Anastasia Potapova: The incredible renaissance of a rescued in the history of th…

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mutuamadridopen.com broke the news on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
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