MOSCOW, September 7. /TASS/. Russia’s top female racquet should have no problems defeating Austria’s Anastasia Potapova in Round 4 of the 2026 US Open, President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev told TASS on Monday.
"Mirra is the favorite to win her upcoming match. Given how she has played up to now, Andreeva should defeat Potapova," Tarpishchev told TASS. "It’s particularly worth noting that she’s never lost to her [Potapova] before [in their previous head-to-head encounters]."
According to official statistics provided by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), Potapova and Andreeva have met four times prior, with the latter winning three of those contests
Andreeva, 19, won the French Open in June and is a six-time WTA title holder overall. She is currently 5th in the WTA Rankings. In 2023, Andreeva was named WTA rookie of the year. At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, she won a silver medal in women’s doubles paired with Diana Shnaider.
The 2026 US Open is played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York between August 30 and September 13. The tournament will award a record $108 million in prize money. Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz are the tournament’s reigning champions in women’s and men’s singles respectively.
