Indian Wells (California) – Anastasia Potapova barely reached the second round of the Indian Wells WTA1000 tennis tournament on Wednesday. The 24-year-old neo-Austrian defeated Canadian qualifier Marina Stakusic after 2:25 hours with 4:6.6:1.7:5 and was successful in her first direct duel with the 21-year-old. The second hurdle not waiting until Friday is Italian Jasmine Paolini, seeded number seven, who had a bye at the start.
