Tennis-Potapova sends home hope Anisimova packing in third round网球——波塔波娃在第三轮淘汰了希望之星阿尼西莫娃。
NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - American 10th seed Amanda Anisimova went out of the U.S. Open in the third round on Saturday, losing 6-2 7-5 to Austrian Anastasia Potapova as she failed to recapture the magic of her run to the final a year ago.
Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 5, 2026 Austria's Anastasia Potapova celebrates winning her third round match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Geoff Burke
NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - American 10th seed Amanda Anisimova went out of theU.S. Open in the third round on Saturday, losing 6-2 7-5 to Austrian Anastasia Potapova as she failed to recapture the magic of her run to the final a year ago.
Potapova defended 13 of the 16 break points she faced to reach the fourth round in New York for the first time, where she will play either RussianMirra Andreeva or Czech Nikola Bartunkova.
"I think I'm the happiest person out here - maybe my coach is a little bit happier," said Potapova.
"To play here gives me so many goosebumps when I come out on this court in front of this crowd."
Anisimova, a runner-up at Wimbledon last year as well, has been unable to reach a tournament final in 2026 and had a long chat with her coaches after the opening set, where Potapova broke her to love in the third game and converted on another break point chance in the seventh.
The pair traded breaks three times in a competitive second set, when the crowd at Louis Armstrong urged on the American at every turn.
ButAnisimova, who had 46 unforced errors across the match, gave her opponent a leg-up when she sent a shot just past the baseline on break point in the penultimate game.
Potapova absorbed Anisimova's power from the baseline in a fine final rally, clasping her hands to her mouth after the American sent the ball out again on match point.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; editing by Clare Fallon)
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网球——美国网球公开赛——美国纽约法拉盛草地网球场——2026年9月5日，奥地利选手阿纳斯塔西娅·波塔波娃庆祝战胜美国选手阿曼达·阿尼西莫娃，赢得第三轮比赛。（图片来自路透社/杰夫·伯克）
纽约，9 月 5 日（路透社）——美国 10 号种子选手阿曼达·阿尼西莫娃周六在美网第三轮比赛中以 6-2、7-5 负于奥地利选手阿纳斯塔西娅·波塔波娃，未能重现一年前闯入决赛的辉煌。
波塔波娃挽救了16个破发点中的13个，首次晋级纽约公开赛第四轮，她将在第四轮对阵俄罗斯选手米拉·安德烈耶娃或捷克选手尼古拉·巴通科娃。
“我觉得我是这里最快乐的人——也许我的教练比我更快乐一点，”波塔波娃说道。
“每次踏上这片球场，面对着这么多观众，我都会激动得起鸡皮疙瘩。”
阿尼西莫娃去年在温布尔登网球公开赛上也获得了亚军，但她在2026年未能进入任何一项赛事的决赛。在首盘比赛结束后，她与教练进行了长时间的交谈。波塔波娃在第三局以love game破发，并在第七局把握住了另一个破发点。
在竞争激烈的第二盘比赛中，双方三次互破发球局，路易斯·阿姆斯特朗体育场的观众在每一次攻防转换中都为美国选手加油助威。
但阿尼西莫娃在整场比赛中出现了 46 次非受迫性失误，在倒数第二局的破发点上，她击球出界，给了对手一个优势。
在精彩的最后一拍中，波塔波娃顶住了阿尼西莫娃从底线发起的猛攻，在赛点上，美国选手再次将球击出界外后，波塔波娃捂住了嘴。
（纽约 Amy Tennery 报道；Clare Fallon 编辑）
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