Error-strewn Anisimova sent packing out of US Open by Potapova

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/potapova-anastasia/x81l09qG/"]Potapova[/a] 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 Russian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a] ‌or Czech [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bartunkova-nikola/84ILHaZ4/"]Nikola Bartunkova[/a].[/p][p]"[b]I think ⁠I'm the happiest ‌person out here - maybe my coach is a little ​bit happier[/b]," said Potapova.[/p][p]"[b]To play here gives me so many goosebumps when I ​come out on this court in front of this crowd[/b]."[/p][embed guid="19048c22-49c7-4d06-b824-df7de6d0d051" url="https://x.com/usopen/status/2096280463169962481" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anisimova-amanda/nwkutKbi/"]Anisimova[/a], 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.[/p][p]The pair traded breaks three times in a competitive second set, when the crowd at Louis Armstrong urged on the American at every turn.[/p][p]But Anisimova, 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.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="5a73e3a5-e155-4869-bdbf-cc2dd4e0bd50" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="45d58577-bce1-4e3c-ad74-31b712cc06b4" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]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.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/anisimova-a-nwkutKbi/potapova-a-x81l09qG/?mid=p0Zrr3Z0"]See all stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p]