{"id":119794,"date":"2026-04-30T17:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/lucky-loser-anastasia-potapova-reaches-madrid-open-semifinals\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:50:23","slug":"lucky-loser-anastasia-potapova-reaches-madrid-open-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/lucky-loser-anastasia-potapova-reaches-madrid-open-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lucky loser&#8217; Anastasia Potapova reaches Madrid Open semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp\">Apr 29, 2026, 07:24 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>MADRID &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2971\">Anastasia Potapova<\/a> dropped to her knees, put both hands on her face and started crying.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;explosion of emotions inside&#8221; came after the 56th-ranked Potapova beat <a data-player-guid=\"12980f68-c24c-dc1a-da0c-1365303e5cd4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=740\">Karolina Pliskova<\/a> 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Wednesday at the Madrid Open to become the first &#8220;lucky loser&#8221; to reach the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event.<\/p>\n<p>She almost gave up the victory, squandering three match points in the second set and having to come back from 3-1 down in the third against the former No. 1-ranked player. It&#8217;s been an impressive run considering Potapova lost in the qualifying tournament and only got a place in the main draw as a so-called lucky loser following the withdrawal of another player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I (had) a few match points in the second set, on serve, but I couldn&#8217;t manage my nerves at that time,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It seems that this tournament keeps giving me second chances and I keep using them. So yeah, supper happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0429%2Fr1651204_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0429%2Fr1651204_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0429%2Fr1651204_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0429%2Fr1651204_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\"lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Anastasia Potapova described an \u201cexplosion of emotions inside\u201d after she became the first \u201clucky loser\u201d to reach a WTA 1000 semifinal by defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Wednesday at the Madrid Open.\u00a0<cite>Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Russia-born Potapova said she got a boost when her boyfriend, Dutch player <a data-player-guid=\"46fe3f88-7728-f86f-3b35-76cafc59d397\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3319\">Tallon Griekspoor<\/a>, arrived to watch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was a little bit gone mentally in the third set. I didn&#8217;t believe in myself at that moment,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But big respect to my boyfriend who came just on time. He kept telling me, &#8216;You can do this, we are all together here, just keep going.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Potapova said Griekspoor is &#8220;not scared&#8221; of telling her anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just played, and mentally he kept me there,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It just happened at the such important moment, and it gave me a lot of energy. Mentally, I think he got this match. I did it physically. He did it mentally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She next will face <a data-player-guid=\"16648ecb-3a46-7021-7d78-c6d56b134745\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3382\">Marta Kostyuk<\/a>, who defeated <a data-player-guid=\"d977d8a8-0fe9-3057-9ad6-efc456b0e397\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=6970\">Linda Noskova<\/a> 7-6 (1), 6-0.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s tour said Potapova was the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 or Tier I semifinal since the format&#8217;s inception in 1990. She has won four straight matches, including against world No. 2 <a data-player-guid=\"ae8f3eaf-8166-d650-d429-6200edef59fd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3126\">Elena Rybakina<\/a> in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/48621529\/american-hailey-baptiste-saves-6-match-points-stuns-aryna-sabalenka-madrid-open\" class=\"img-link\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/48618080\/sinner-calls-better-match-scheduling-madrid-open\" class=\"img-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2026\/0428\/r1650406_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t expect myself being in the draw again because at first they didn&#8217;t take my name as a lucky loser,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And then the days kept on going and nobody was injured or pulling out. Then the last moment I got the information, literally 30 minutes before the (first-round) match, that I was given a chance to step on court here again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said she had been just enjoying &#8220;some nice days&#8221; in the Spanish capital, with no expectations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe that&#8217;s the key. You don&#8217;t need to be always so zoomed in and so locked in on the tournament,&#8221; Potapova said. &#8220;Maybe it&#8217;s just a matter of sometimes just enjoy yourself and enjoy the journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said it feels like &#8220;a miracle&#8221; to have advanced so far.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s pretty rare when you get the second chance and that you go almost all the way,&#8221; Potapova said. &#8220;But &#8230; I always say, if you got it, maybe you deserved it. 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