US Open: Taylor Townsend in tears as Krejcikova saves eight match points to survive

"Taylor Townsend couldn't covert eight match points in a second set that ended with a 25-minute tiebreaker as she was eliminated from the US Open on Sunday with a 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3 loss to Barbora Krejcikova. With the fans firmly behind a player who became a fan favorite during the tournament after her confrontation with Jelena Ostapenko, Townsend was repeatedly a point away from what would have been her first grand slam singles quarter-final."

"But Krejcikova, a two-time grand slam singles champion, erased a slew of match points in the tiebreaker, broke Townsend's serve twice in the third set and advanced to face another American, No 4 seed Jessica Pegula, on Tuesday. Townsend hugged Krejcikova at the net, then sat in her sideline chair and began crying before leaving the court to a standing ovation as she dabbed her eyes with a towel."

"Pegula rolled into the last eight by routing fellow American Ann Li 6-1, 6-2 in just 54 minutes. Pegula hasn't dropped a set this year at Flushing Meadows, and only once has she been kept on court for more than 75 minutes. Probably the best match, honestly, I've played since, like, before Wimbledon I feel like from the start to finish. So that was encouraging, Pegula said. I was just hitting the ball, doing everything well, executing my strategy very well and got through it pretty quick."

Taylor Townsend failed to convert eight match points in a 25-minute second-set tiebreaker and lost 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3 to Barbora Krejcikova, ending her US Open run. Fans vocally supported Townsend after her earlier confrontation with Jelena Ostapenko, and she repeatedly came within a point of reaching her first grand slam singles quarterfinal. Krejcikova, a two-time grand slam singles champion, erased multiple match points in the tiebreaker, broke Townsend twice in the third set and advanced to play No 4 seed Jessica Pegula. Townsend embraced Krejcikova, then left the court in tears to a standing ovation. Pegula reached the last eight by defeating Ann Li 6-1, 6-2 without dropping a set.

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