2019 - WIMBLEDON - GREAT BRITAIN
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.
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Four weeks ago, Alison Riske defended her ITF Surbiton title, defeating Magdalena Rybarikova 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-2 in the final (Getty)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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