On Sunday, January 4, 2026, Anastasia Potapova defeated Daria Kasatkina in the first round in Brisbane by sets of 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. The two face each other for the second time, where Potapova has previously defeated Kasatkina. With the win, Potapova won prize money worth $1,815 making her total earnings $13,735.
Potapova moves ahead in the tournament to face Diana Shnaider in the 2nd round. This will be their second encounter. Last time when the two faced each other, Potapova ended in success in the 1st round match in Madrid 2024 by sets of 7-5, 6-4.
As per statistics of the last 52 weeks, Potapova has a 52.6% record of 10-9 against top 50 players and 60.0% in total with a 24-16 record. In her career, she had won 44 matches out of 114 against them. On hard court, she won 17-12, 6-3 on clay, while on grass, she held a 0-1 record. In addition to that, she has an average of 2.5 aces per match from the last 52 weeks, while her career average is 2.2.
Meanwhile, in the last 10 matches played, she has won five and lost the remaining five. At the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) level, her record varies as on the court levels played. In hard court, she has a record of 90-83, while 63.1% (41-24) and the remaining 11-11 (50.0%) were on grass. Besides this, she has won three WTA tour-level titles.
On the other hand, Kasatkina’s statistics are a bit lower in comparison to Potapova. Her last 52 weeks’ records include a 5-15 record against top 50 players, while she posted a 19-22 score in total. In her career, she had faced these players for 297 matches, in which she won 145 of them. She, however, lost her last three matches. Meanwhile, in the last 10 matches played, her performance was 4-6.
In the WTA level, Kasatkina has a record of 189-141 on the hard court, 77-50 on clay, and 37-22 on grass. While her court records in the last 52 weeks account for 12-13 on hard, 5-5 on clay, and 2-4 on grass.
Kasatkina has a total of eight WTA tour-level titles, including six on hard, and one each on clay and grass. Her average in serves for the last 52 weeks is 1.7 aces per match, while her career average stands at 1.5.
