Leylah Fernandez vs. Anastasia Potapova | 2024 Mutua Madrid Open R2 | WTA Match Highlights

[Applause] [Music] [Applause] so it's been stuttering so far this season and it's a stuttering service game as well another double for Fernandez very very concerning this early on [Music] well in the end a fairly comfortable break is serve for poova she won't mind [Applause] that wow there you go lost their own service game [Applause] Fernandez but it's been a a bit of a bitty start both players just letting off a bit slow one for both players so far [Applause] the chian leads just to remind you the winner that match plays the winner of this one beautiful CH to be struck into the corner [Applause] that was just a a lung and a half volley watch is in the points Fernandez she does see not even Fernandez is getting to [Applause] that really is finding a very good length po particularly off the back half dug that one out well and then just calmly popped it down the line out of the reach of Potter over [Applause] [Applause] don't see that too often Fernandez fairly routine forand hot overa then with a chance to break it's another break Fernandez really struggling now on Ser pot up over taking po over giving her a helping hand in the quest oh but that one goes all right just drifting out and wow There You Go singing the Praises of the backand but the last two have drifted wide Lifeline for Fernandez is beginning to grow in confidence [Applause] Fernandez looking to avoid another service break on her serve and if she can serve still he won't be feeling quite so comfortable best service go fernades has had by m and in the good time desperately tough first set this has been for Fernandez and she'll be hoping with this little run of games that things are going to just about Clinging On to this advantage has a lovely serve out wide forehand just about enough angle on it important hold that for poova because Fernandez was on the [Applause] comeback yeah just looking Fernandez tough shot that that's a poor shot from [Applause] Potter into the point and then gifted it some back C potera was ready and waiting for that one eight double FS tells you all you need to know at the moment between the two players that is it's another poor shot from po and a very very well we spoke about Fernandez his problems on [Applause] [Music] surf yeah it's Potter overa getting really ragged now and all this is doing shattering away to a corner the frustration ations are boiling over and Fernandez is filling a boots that was wild both those double wide hold a serve somehow Fernandez is ahead seven double fults he Center get out of hand as well double F there that's just going to enrage her even more and a corner trying their best oh she plays that shot well pottera was stranded potera was stranded no where to go so far backal Fernandez knew that was the time to adopt the [Music] soft so chances for pot up overit 15 a little lucky for Fernandez there that call just taking Point Ace number two to win the second this is much better did most needed from her point of view that'll help Cala down what would help the match along would be if both players could find their way on surot BR but just did just lost a footing there but didn't thankfully go to ground well it would be ironic given how and she does that is quite remarkable so looking up both of them have settled on serve nicely lovely rally here finished off with a bit of quality down the line of the Potter yeah complete turn around this 4 is a lovely lovely buet delicately played oh that is best point of the match that both put so much into it tickly pot of both Fernand Fernandez holds so much more solid as I was saying for [Music] both what a serve that one in [Applause] response there a gooder the way poova has been striking the back hand for the majority of this match [Music] oh now then it is one of those it's a double F oh wow goodness me what a time for that to happen it is problem that poova has had it's just the loss of discipline and some horrible dips well I was about to say that the double faults seem to have sort themselves out but we in their head again eight for the match now it's too many the back can of Po over letting her down just lost the big points pot can't get underneath itand Fernandez leads 52 it is a resigned taking these well shackles are off that the pot of Po because he's going to go for this [Applause] 4 2 15 she does nice and Temptation would have been as this four hand of Potter clattered the neet cord was to clatter it back but in the end it's all she needed to do was get it into that area with the pot up over so far serve was lame and dealt with by poova really really barely got over the net poova is going to fill her boots all day long with that is's almost there now match point for the can and she's caught the the line the back of the line cled of the Fist