2022 Match Point Saves
Great Escapes 2022: Winning from match point down
Claire Liu's defeat of Mayar Sherif in the second round of Rabat was the 32nd WTA main draw match of 2022 won from match point down.
01
/32
Kaia Kanepi was the first player to win from match point down in 2022, saving two from 4-6 down in the second-set tiebreak to beat Jaqueline Cristian 6-7(2), 7-6(7), 6-2 in the first round of Melbourne Summer Set 1.
Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images
02
/32
Playing her second match in six months, Sofia Kenin came from a set and 3-5 down, saving three match points at 5-6, to beat Ajla Tomljanovic 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 in the Adelaide 500 second round.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
03
/32
In the Adelaide 500 quarterfinals, Misaki Doi saved two match points serving at 5-6 in the decider to beat Kaja Juvan 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(5) and reach her first WTA 500 semifinal.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
04
/32
Petra Kvitova faced two match points serving at 4-5 in the decider against Arantxa Rus in the Sydney first round, but fought back to win 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
05
/32
Ana Konjuh staved off one match point returning at 4-5 in the final set against Marketa Vondrousova in the Adelaide 250 second round, eventually converting her own third for a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) victory.
Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images
06
/32
Barbora Krejcikova saved seven match points to defeat Anett Kontaveit 0-6, 6-4, 7-6(12) in a Sydney semifinal rollercoaster - three serving at 5-6 in the decider and four in the ensuing tiebreak.
Photo by David Gray/Getty Images
07
/32
In the Australian Open first round, Irina-Camelia Begu faced three match points as Océane Dodin served at 6-2, 5-4 - but recovered for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory.
Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images
08
/32
An all-Kazakh first-round derby at the Australian Open saw Elena Rybakina save one match point at 5-6 in set two before triumphing 6-7(3), 7-6(3), 6-1 over Zarina Diyas.
Photo by Mackenzie Sweetnam/Getty Images
09
/32
Amanda Anisimova saved two match points serving at 4-5 in the third set before scoring her first Top 20 win since 2020 over Naomi Osaka 4-6, 6-4, 7-6[5] in round three of the Australian Open.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
10
/32
Jelena Ostapenko twice escaped Petra Kvitova serving for the match and saved one match point in the deciding tiebreak to win 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(9) in the Dubai quarterfinals.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
11
/32
Victoria Azarenka came from 0-4 down in the third set and saved a match point serving at 4-5 to beat Yulia Putintseva 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of Doha - the second time in as many meetings she has saved match point to defeat the Kazakh.
Photo by Paul Zimmer/Qatar TotalEnergies Open
12
/32
Anna Bondar came from 2-5 down in the third set to survive WTA debutante Yuriko Miyazaki 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of Lyon, saving one match point as Miyazaki served at 5-4.
Photo by Léo Sorlin/Open 6ème Sens - Métropole de Lyon
13
/32
Four days after fleeing her war-torn homeland, Dayana Yastremska saved two match points to beat Ana Bogdan 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(7) in the first round of Lyon - one at 5-6 in set two and another at 6-7 in the deciding tiebreak.
Photo by Léo Sorlin/Open 6ème Sens - Métropole de Lyon
14
/32
Petra Martic saved one match point serving at 4-5 in set two before upsetting Madison Keys 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-3 in the first round of Monterrey.
Photo by Abierto GNP Seguros
15
/32
Beatriz Haddad Maia survived triple match point in the deciding tiebreak to defeat Marie Bouzkova 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) in the Monterrey quarterfinals, reaching her first WTA semifinal since Bogota 2019.
Photo by Abierto GNP Seguros
16
/32
Leylah Fernandez saved five championship points in the third set of the Abierto GNP Seguros final - one at 4-5 and four more at 5-6 - before successfully defending her Monterrey title with a 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) victory over Camila Osorio.
Photo by Abierto GNP Seguros
17
/32
In the first round of Indian Wells, Ann Li saved two match points serving at 5-6 in set two to claim her first win in three attempts over Madison Brengle 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-0.
Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images
18
/32
An emotional meeting of two Ukrainian-born players in the first round of Indian Wells saw Marta Kostyuk save two match points in the second-set tiebreak en route to beating Maryna Zanevska 6-7(5), 7-6(6), 7-5.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
19
/32
Leylah Fernandez saved match points for a second straight match in round two of Indian Wells, staving off four at 3-5 and 4-5 in set two before Amanda Anisimova retired trailing 2-6, 7-6(0) due to illness.
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
20
/32
Lucia Bronzetti saved one match point in the second-set tiebreak before earning her first Top 50 win over Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-2 in the first round of Miami.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
21
/32
Heather Watson served for the match against Elina Svitolina in round two of Miami at 5-4 in the third set, saved one match point at 5-6 and eventually sealed her 10th Top 20 win 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4).
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
22
/32
Daria Saville overcame Lucia Bronzetti from 3-5 down in the third set, saving one match point at 4-5, to win 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in the Miami fourth round.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
23
/32
In the first round of Charleston, Magda Linette missed one match point at 5-3 in the third set against Katie Volynets, saved one serving at 5-6, and ultimately won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4).
Photo by Charleston Tennis LLC/Chris Smith
24
/32
Yuliana Lizarazo saved one match point in the first round of Bogota as Anna Karolina Schmiedlova served for the win at 5-4 in set two; the Colombian wildcard sealed her first Top 100 victory 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-2.
Photo by Copa Colsanitas
25
/32
Laura Pigossi reached her first WTA semifinal in Bogota 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3) after saving three match points at 5-6 in set three against Dayana Yastremska. Pigossi had also saved one match point in her first qualifying round against Daniela Vismane.
Photo by Copa Colsanitas
26
/32
Defending champion Sorana Cirstea saved two match points serving at 4-5 in the third set against Arantxa Rus in the second round of Istanbul, and won 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Photo by WTA/Mathias Schulz
27
/32
Jessica Pegula came from 5-2 down in the third set to defeat Camila Giorgi in the first round of Madrid. Pegula saved one match point as Giorgi served at 5-3, before converting her eighth break point of the game.
Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
28
/32
An all-qualifier clash in the second round of Madrid saw Marie Bouzkova save one match point, as Dayana Yastremska served at 6-5 in set two, before winning 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-1.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
29
/32
In a Rome first-rounder full of twists and turns, Yulia Putintseva led Kaja Juvan 4-2 in the final set but had to save two match points serving at 4-5 before triumphing 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.
Photo by Jimmie48/WTA
30
/32
Ons Jabeur saved one match point in the Rome semifinals as Daria Kasatkina served at 5-4 in the decider, pulling through 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to extend her winning streak to 11.
Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images
31
/32
In an all-French first round in Rabat, Kristina Mladenovic defeated Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7), saving one match point in the third-set tiebreak and converting her fourth.
Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Getty Images
Latest News
-
-
Sakkari, Fernandez, Bencic charge into French Open second round
2022 Roland Garros -
French Open Day 2 preview: Anisimova, Osaka to battle; Swiatek in…
2022 Roland Garros -
Kanepi notches another Slam upset, knocks Muguruza out of French Open
2022 Roland Garros -
Linette ousts Jabeur in French Open first-round upset
2022 Roland Garros -
Kerber outlasts Juvan in longest final of season to clinch Strasbourg
2022 Strasbourg
