Katie Volynets grabs last seven games to beat Anastasia Potapova in Austin
The American saved a match point and erased a 5-0 deficit in the third set to complete the comeback for a quarterfinal berth at the ATX Open
Watch: Katie Volynets defeats Anastasia Potapova at the 2023 ATX Open Second Round Match Point
Katie Volynets saved a match point and grabbed the last seven games to come back and beat third-seeded Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach her first WTA quarterfinal at the ATX Open.
Volynets, a 21-year-old born in California who is ranked 92nd, was just a point from defeat while trailing 5-0 in the third set and facing a break point. But she claimed the next three points to hold serve there and was on her way to the big turnaround.
She wound up taking 27 of the match's last 32 points.
In January, Volynets qualified for the Australian Open and reached the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
Now Volynets will face Peyton Stearns or Mirjam Bjorklund for a spot in the semifinals at the inaugural edition of the hard-court tournament in the Texas capital.