"With fans chanting "Let's go Taylor! Let's go Taylor!" for a player who became a fan favorite during the tournament after her confrontation with Jelena Ostapenko following her second-round victory, Townsend was repeatedly a point away from what would have been her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Townsend was -4000 at ESPN BET when up 6-3 in the second-set tiebreak; Krejcikova, facing triple match point, was +1200."
"* 98 minutes, longest set of this women's singles draw * Longer than either of Townsend's last two full matches (76 minutes each) * Tiebreak ended 15-13, longest tiebreak in men's or women's singles this week * Krejcikova saved 8 match points (one down 5-4, seven in tiebreak) * Krejcikova won on her 4th set point (all in tiebreak) * After set was tied 5-5, each player broke the other to get into tiebreak"
Barbora Krejcikova rallied from a first-set loss to defeat Taylor Townsend 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3 at the US Open. The second set lasted 98 minutes and concluded with a 15-13 tiebreak in which Krejcikova erased seven match points and eight match points overall. The full match lasted 3 hours, 4 minutes. Krejcikova broke Townsend twice in the third set to secure the victory and will face No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals. The win marks Krejcikova's sixth major quarterfinal and her first since winning Wimbledon in 2024. Townsend left the court visibly emotional to a standing ovation.
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