Stuttgart Open: Potapova earns clash against top seed Sabalenka
Anastasia Potapova won against Clara Tauson 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 on Monday evening. She’ll play top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the next round

Russian Anastasia Potapova reached the second round of the Stuttgart Open by defeating Dane Clara Tauson 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 at the Porsche-Arena on Monday.
Potapova, ranked No 38, will play top seed Aryna Sabalenka next.
Stuttgart WTA 500, other first-round results (Porsche-Arena, clay, EUR 925.661, most recent results first):
- Magdalena Frech vs. Sara Errani
- Mirra Andreeva vs. Erika Andreeva
- Tatjana Maria vs. Ella Seidel
- Emma Navarro vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Eva Lys vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Jule Niemeier vs. Laura Siegemund
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Donna Vekic vs. Jana Fett
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Dayana Yastremska
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Diana Shnaider
- Elise Mertens beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-2