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2019 - WIMBLEDON - GREAT BRITAIN July 9, 2019

Riske management: Alison Riske's battling streak of three-set success

Of the Wimbledon 2019 quarterfinalists, Alison Riske has been the most battle-hardened lately: the American has a 14-1 record on grass this year and her last seven matches have all been three-set epics. Look back on her run here.

01 /08
Four weeks ago, Alison Riske defended her ITF Surbiton title, defeating Magdalena Rybarikova 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-2 in the final (Getty)
02 /08
Riske carried her form over into 's-Hertogenbosch the following week, with her three-set streak starting with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5) semifinal win over Veronika Kudermetova - who had served for the match twice (Getty)
03 /08
A day later, Riske would come from 0-6, 1-4 down, saving five match points, to lift her second career trophy in 's-Hertogenbosch, beating home hope Kiki Bertens 0-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 for her second Top 5 win (Getty)
04 /08
Two days later in Mallorca, Riske would lose her only grass match this year so far from two match points up, falling 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-5 to Paula Badosa (Getty)
05 /08
In the first round of Wimbledon, Riske trailed No.22 seed Donna Vekic 1-4 in the final set and was two points from defeat on seven occasions, but became the first player to win under the new No.1 Court roof 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 (Jimmie48/WTA)
06 /08
Riske held a 5-2 final set lead over Ivana Jorovic in the second round of Wimbledon, and had to hold off a valiant fightback from the Serb to pull through an epic overtime match 6-2, 6-7(2), 9-7 after two hours and 50 minutes (Getty)
07 /08
Having lost from four match points up to Belinda Bencic at Wimbledon last year, Riske avenged that defeat by coming back from 0-3 in the third set to upset the No.13 seed 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the third round this year (Jimmie48/WTA)
08 /08
In the fourth round, Riske was undaunted by Ashleigh Barty opening with a game of aces, coming from a set down again to seal her maiden win over a World No.1 and a first major quarterfinal 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 - her seventh consecutive three-set match (Getty)

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