The bookmakers and most observers claim that Anastasia Potapova has no chance against world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka.
Aryna Sabalenka
This view is largely justified. Aryna Sabalenka is moving towards her fourth consecutive Australian Open final. She lost the most recent of them in a dramatic three-set battle to Madison Keys. For now she has had no problems with her opponents: in the first two rounds she has dropped only nine games in total to players who reached the main draw either via wild card or through qualifying.
Anastasia Potapova
Although unseeded, Anastasia Potapova has fully deserved her place in the last 32. Against Suzan Lamens she only found her rhythm midway through the match (3:6, 7:5, 6:2), but against the 28th seed Emma Raducanu she did not drop a set (7:6, 6:2). Even though **the player** lost serve four times to Raducanu, she almost always hit back immediately, breaking six times from eight chances (6/8).
Aryna Sabalenka vs Anastasia Potapova Prediction
Aryna Sabalenka and Anastasia Potapova have met twice before, most recently last year on the clay of the Italian Open in Rome. On both occasions **the top seed** won comfortably, conceding no more than four games. That is why the odds on her are close to 1.00. We are backing a victory for **the favorite**, but in a slightly longer match.
