At the US Open on Sunday, Barbora Krejcikikoa ended up on a thread above the void before knowing the happiness of victory. The Czech, 62nd world player, saved no less than eight match balls against the American Taylor Townsend (139th) to finally win 1-6, 7-6 (15-13), 6-3 and qualify for the quarters.
The highlight of the meeting was undoubtedly the tie-break of the second set, 25 minutes long. Led 6-3, Krejcikikova gave up 6-6, before winning 15-13. In total, she will have dismissed eight match balls, two of which on opposing service.
A player close to stop everything
“What a match,” said the Czech, visibly moved, after this comeback, which earned much more by its intensity and dramaturgy than by its quality.
Krejcikova was not always a second knife on the circuit. She has two Grand Chelem victories and even raised himself in 2022 in second place in the world. Tapped by back problems, it was held far from the courts for six months at the turn of the year 2025. “Barely four months ago,” she said, “I couldn’t play, not to train. I didn’t know if I would replay one day. »»
A clash launched by Ostapenko
Krejcikikova ended the course of one of the sensations of this US Open, especially known for its double performance, a circuit on which it is world number one. Townsend has attracted the New York public with its disarming naturalness, its communicative energy, its ball conduct and its sense of placement.
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In addition to her career, with a victory over the fifth world player, Mirra Andreeva, she sparked a momentum after a controversy linked to a reaction from Jelena Ostapenko after their match of the second round on Wednesday. Latvian accused him of having “no class” and “no education”, accusing him of not having apologized after his ball hit the net during a victorious exchange. Ostapenko apologized for her words on Saturday, assuring that she was only talking about the us and customs of tennis and not of education in general. “I understand that these words were able to offend many people, beyond the field. »»
