Australian Open 2026: Aryna Sabalenka Through To Round 4 After Defeating Anastasia Potapova

World number one Aryna Sabalenka registered a place in the fourth round of the Australian Open 2026 after a tense win against Anastasia Potapova. Sabalenka clinched a 7-6(4) ​7-6(7) victory. Potapova played for Austria after a recent nationality switch from Russia.

“She played ‍incredible tennis. I was always on the back foot and, to be honest, there are days where ‍you just have to be there, just have to fight,” Sabalenka said on court.

“Emotionally I was all over the place … I was just trying to cool myself down, which wasn’t working well today. My brain was somewhere else, my arms were going in another direction.”

“Somehow, magically, I was able ⁠to get this win.”

This would be Sabalenka’s sixth consecutive appearance in ​the fourth round at Melbourne Park, where she won ⁠the title back-to-back in 2023-24.

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