"A nice drop shot from Sabalenka sees her move ahead but Potapova answers back, a point that is met by the top seed changing her racquet. The Austrian is then able to move ahead herself, only to be immediately pegged back by a magnificent forehand return that she's left chasing across the court. Sabalenka forces Potapova deep and draws a forehand into the net to bring up break point, one that she takes with drop shot her opponent cannot reach."
"Potapova fires down a big ace to start things off and try to continue to build on her momentum, only to then immediately double fault on the next point. The Austrian gets to the net and forces Sabalenka to go long with her attempted lob to move back ahead and then fires down a powerful serve her opponent cannot return."
Sabalenka regained control late, using a drop shot to break Potapova and then serving for the match. Potapova staged a comeback from two breaks down, breaking back twice to level the second set. The set featured long rallies, powerful forehands, aces, double faults, and visible frustration. Sabalenka changed rackets mid-point and forced errors with depth and pressure. Multiple break points swung momentum before Sabalenka converted the decisive break. The match was decided in a tight second-set tiebreak, which Sabalenka won 7-4 to close out the victory.
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