While Potapova's on-court achievements are noteworthy ... quickly noticed the Russian in Griekspoor's corner as he faced off ...

Anastasia Potapova was down match point in the second-set tiebreak, but fought back for a 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-3 victory over Clara Tauson in the first round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Monday.

Qualifier Anastasia Potapova won 11 of the last 12 games against Veronika Kudermetova in the final of the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship Istanbul to claim her first Hologic WTA Tour title. Why ...