Anastasia Potapova becomes first lucky loser in WTA 1000 semifinals
Anastasia Potapova dropped to her knees, put both hands on her face and started crying.
The “explosion of emotions inside” came after the 56th-ranked Austrian became the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semifinal by defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Wednesday at the Madrid Open.
She almost gave up the victory, squandering three match points in the second set and having to overcome a 1-3 deficit in the decisive set.
Potapova got into the main draw as a lucky loser despite losing her second qualifying match in Madrid.
Potapova makes history in Madrid
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