Jessica Pegula, seeded second, will start her performance at the Wacken Open in the second round against Anastasia Potapova, who did not qualify. The match is scheduled for Wednesday.
Anastasia Potapova made her successful debut in Wuhan, defeating Katie Volynets after an intense struggle. This victory was the 26th for the Russian in a difficult season and broke a series of two defeats. Potapova, a semifinalist at the Birmingham and Cleveland tournaments, is aiming to win her first victory over Pegula, taking 38th place in the live ranking.
Jessica Pegula has won all four previous meetings with Potapova, all on hard courts, including the quarterfinals in Miami last year. Pegula, the world number three and a finalist at the U.S. Open, is seeking to rehabilitate herself after a disappointing fourth–round loss in Beijing.
With a 38-13 record for the season, Pegula is confident of winning this week. The winner of the match will face Wang Xinyu, Paula Badosa or Isla Tomljanovic in the third round.