Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejčíková made history at the US Open round of 16 against USA’s Taylor Townsend after emerging 1-6,7-6(15-13), 6-3 winner. She ended up saving a record eight match points playing against the reigning Australian Open champion after a mixed start.

Townsend snatched initial control in the game after breaking Krejčíková twice. The third break meant a straightforward first set victory, which opened the floodgates for Townsend to push for the win. Expand Tweet

What followed was a marathon second set during which Krejčíková fought back to 3-3 after initially trailing 3-1. She denied Townsend’s first match point at 5-4 before a lengthy tiebreaker. Townsend initially led 6-3 but failed to convert three straight match points as it eventually went to a whopping 15-

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