Certainly, tennis enthusiasts, today we have a highly anticipated match-up, featuring Sofia "The Assassin" Kenin versus Anastasia "The Powerhouse" Potapova in the round of 32 at the scorching Mutua Madrid Open. Now, with both these stalwarts on court, it feels like we're having Wimbledon in May, doesn't it?
Now, your friendly neighborhood commentator does his homework, and the history books favor Kenin, leading 2-love in past matchups against Potapova. But hey, history is in the past, unlike the wise turnip seller's words in the market, who once told me that 'past performance doesn't guarantee future results', which kind of makes sense, right?
Let's do a quick recap of their recent forms. Potapova, clearly looking ruder than a bear on a unicycle, has been in variable form, netting wins and losses alternately. She's clearly more off-and-on than a child's attention in a geometry class. On the other hand, Kenin, seed 32 in this tournament btw, has been showing traces of championship dust as she took giant strides defeating Sun L., Anisimova A., Kalinskaya A., and Kasatkina D., only losing to Pegula J. Somebody's been busy, eh?
I hear you folks screaming, 'Who's it going to be, wise one? Kenin or Potapova?!'. Well, if I were a betting man, which I'm not... officially, I'd say Kenin edges this one because the force seems strong with her. So there you have it, question answered, universe sorted.
Albert’s Prediction: Kenin in 3 sets.