2024 Match Point Saves

Photos: Jaqueline Cristian and all of 2024's winners from match point down

Jaqueline Cristian's upset of reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova in the China Open second round was the 60th WTA main-draw match of 2024 won from match point down.

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Varvara Gracheva came from a set and 5-3 down to defeat Tereza Martincova 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of Auckland, saving two match points as Martincova served at 5-4 in set two.

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For the second year running, Linda Noskova won from match point down in her season opener. The Czech saved one match point serving at 5-6 in set two to beat Timea Babos 5-7, 7-6(8), 7-6(2) in Round 1 of Brisbane.

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Zhu Lin also won from match point down in her second straight season opener, saving one in the deciding tiebreak to beat Danielle Collins 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(7) in the Brisbane second round.

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Angelique Kerber notched the first win of her comeback from maternity leave, and spearheaded a win for Germany over Australia in the United Cup semifinals, after saving two match points in the deciding tiebreak to best Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(7).

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Anna Karolina Schmiedlova stared down two match points trailing 5-1 in the third set against Camila Osorio in the first round of Hobart, coming back to win 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-5. Schmiedlova had also been 3-1 down in set two.

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Yulia Putintseva defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 0-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) in the first round of Hobart after trailing 6-0, 4-0 and saving one match point as the Italian served at 5-2 in set two.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova saved four match points in the second-set tiebreak, then overturned a 5-3 third-set deficit, to beat Magda Linette 3-6, 7-6(8), 7-5 in the first round of Adelaide.

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Marta Kostyuk reached her third straight Australian Open third round after defeating Elise Mertens 5-7, 6-1, 7-6[6], saving one match point serving at 5-6 in the decider.

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Anna Blinkova saved six match points -- and converted her 10th -- in the longest match-tiebreak ever to upset Elena Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 7-6[20] in Round 2 of the Australian Open. It was Blinkova's second career Top 5 win.

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Mirra Andreeva notched her first tour-level win from match point down in Round 3 of the Australian Open, coming from 5-1 down in the decider (saving one at 5-2) to beat Diane Parry 1-6, 6-1, 7-6[6].

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Defending champion Anastasia Potapova defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 2-6, 7-6(9), 7-5 in the second round of Linz, having trailed 3-1 in the second set and by two match points in the tiebreak.

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The second round of Linz saw Jelena Ostapenko save one match point as Clara Tauson served at 5-3 in the decider, before going on to win 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7). Ostapenko went on to win the title.

Alexander Scheuber

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Linda Noskova saved one match point serving at 3-5 in the second set en route to defeating Maria Sakkari 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-5 in the second round of Doha -- her fifth career Top 10 win.

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Sorana Cirstea upset Marketa Vondrousova 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-2 in the Dubai quarterfinals after saving six match points in set two -- two down 5-1, one down 5-2, two down 5-3 and one down 6-5.

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Daria Saville came from a set and a break down to defeat Tatjana Maria in the Round of 16 in San Diego, saving one match point on her own serve at 4-5, 30-40 in the second set before winning 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-2 in 3 hours and 14 minutes.

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Diana Shnaider saved one match point in the second set tiebreak en route to defeating Ana Bogdan 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-3 in the first round of Indian Wells.

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Playing her first match in five months following an injury layoff, Madison Keys saved two match points serving at 4-5 in the third set en route to defeating Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) in the second round of Indian Wells.

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Aryna Sabalenka escaped Peyton Stearns 6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6) in the second round of Indian Wells despite Stearns holding four match points -- including three in a row -- as she served for the win at 5-4 in the decider.

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Anhelina Kalinina saved one match point serving at 4-5 in the second set en route to defeating Caroline Wozniacki 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of Miami.

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Katie Volynets saved two match points at 6-4 down in the third-set tiebreak before beating Arantxa Rus 6-2, 6-7(6), 7-6(6) in the Charleston first round -- which became the longest match of 2024 at 3 hours and 43 minutes.

Chris Smith

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Irina Bara erased one match point at 6-3, 5-4 (almost immediately after a rain delay), then went on to oust former finalist Laura Pigossi 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in a 3-hour and 22-minute Bogota second-round clash.

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Jessica Pegula missed her first four match points at 5-4 in the third set against Victoria Azarenka in the Charleston quarterfinals, but saved four in the deciding tiebreak before converting her fifth to win 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7).

Katelyn Mulcahy

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In the first round of Rouen, Natalija Stevanovic escaped triple match point as Anna Blinkova served for the match at 6-5 in the third set, coming back to notch her second Top 50 win 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-6(2).

Maxime Le Pihif

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Yuan Yue missed her first two match points at 5-4 in the third set against Varvara Gracheva in the Rouen second round; she saved one trailing 6-5 and two more in the tiebreak before winning 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(6).

Maxime Le Pihif

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Marta Kostyuk trailed Zheng Qinwen 5-3 in the decider of their Stuttgart second-round tilt, but saved five match points as her former junior rival served at 5-4 and emerged a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victor.

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Wang Xiyu saved one match point at 5-4 in the second set before squeaking out a 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-2 win over Ana Bogdan in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open.

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Wang Xinyu saved 10 match points as she came back from a set and 5-2 down against Viktoriya Tomova in the Madrid first round -- three trailing 5-2 and seven at 5-3 -- eventually winning 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

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Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic saved four match points in the second set (one at 5-3 and three more in the tiebreak) en route to a 3-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 victory over Clara Burel in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open.

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Elena Rybakina saved two match points on her own serve trailing Yulia Putintseva 5-2 in the third set of their Madrid quarterfinal, reeling off the last five games for a 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 victory.

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In the Madrid final, World No.1 Iga Swiatek saved two championship points at 6-5 in the third set, and a third championship point at 7-6 in the third-set tiebreak, before clinching the title over Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7).

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Elina Avanesyan came from 5-3 down in the third set, saving one match point trailing 5-4, to defeat Cristina Bucsa 6-7(3), 6-0, 7-5 in the first round of Rome.

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Dayana Yastremska came from a set and 5-2 down to defeat Laura Siegemund 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the Rome second round, saving two match points as the German served at 5-4 in the second set.

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Aryna Sabalenka notched a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(7) win over Elina Svitolina in the Rome Round of 16, saving three match points in total -- two at 6-5 in the third set, and another at 7-6 in the decisive tiebreak.

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Peyton Stearns pulled off an escape from 5-0 down in the third set, saving two match points -- at 5-0 and 5-4 -- to defeat defending champion Lucia Bronzetti 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in the Rabat quarterfinals.

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Camila Osorio saved triple match point as Anhelina Kalinina served at 6-5 in the second set of their Roland Garros first round, ultimately advancing when Kalinina retired due to injury trailing 3-6, 7-6(2), 4-1.

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In the first round of Roland Garros, Tamara Korpatsch held her first match point against Ashlyn Krueger at 5-4 in the third set, but had to save one in the ensuing tiebreak before winning 4-6, 6-4, 7-6[9].

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A clash of four-time major champions in the second round of Roland Garros saw Iga Swiatek come from 5-2 down in the decider against Naomi Osaka to win 7-6(1), 1-6, 7-5, saving one match point as Osaka served at 5-4.

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Tatjana Maria saved six match points to escape Emiliana Arango 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(6) in the first round of Nottingham: two as Arango served at 6-5 in set two, three in the second-set tiebreak and one in the third-set tiebreak.

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Lucky loser Caroline Dolehide saved two match points on her serve at 5-4 in the third set before squeaking past former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) in the opening round of the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham.

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Jessica Pegula saved five match points in the third set of the ecotrans Ladies Open final (four at 5-4 and another at 6-5) before outlasting Anna Kalinskaya 6-7(0), 6-4, 7-6(3) to capture her first title of the year.

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Emma Raducanu came from a set and 3-1 down, saving one match point in the second-set tiebreak, to defeat Jessica Pegula 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-5 in the second round of Eastbourne. The result was Raducanu's first Top 10 win.

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Viktoriya Tomova saved five match points, all in the third-set tiebreak, in the Bad Homburg quarterfinals to beat Anna Blinkova 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(9) and make her first WTA 500 semifinal.

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Cristina Bucsa saved two match points -- one on either side of a rain delay -- trailing Ana Bogdan 5-4 in the third set in the first round of Wimbledon, eventually pulling through 6-4, 4-6, 7-6[5].

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Bernarda Pera came from 5-2 down in the third set, saving two match points (one down 5-3 and another down 5-4) to defeat Anastasia Potapova 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6[6] in the first round of Wimbledon.

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Marta Kostyuk escaped Daria Saville in the Wimbledon second round from 5-2 down in the second set, saving one match point as the Australian served at 6-5.

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After being moved from a darkening Court 12 to a lit Court No.1, Caroline Wozniacki saved two match points at 5-4 in the third set and notched a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 win over No.30 seed Leylah Fernandez in the second round of Wimbledon.

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Ann Li defeated fellow American Peyton Stearns 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 in the Palermo Ladies Open first round, saving one match point at 7-6 in the second-set tiebreak.

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Mirra Andreeva saved two match points trailing Olga Danilovic 5-2 in the third set of their Iasi semifinal, pulling through 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(1) to reach her first WTA final.

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Zheng Qinwen saved one match point down 5-3 in the second set before rallying for a 6-7(7), 7-6(4), 6-1 victory over Emma Navarro in the Round of 16 of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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In the Olympic quarterfinals, Donna Vekic saved one match point in the third-set tiebreak, then converted her fifth match point with an ace to outlast Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(8).

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Taylor Townsend saved two match points in the deciding tiebreak to defeat Caroline Dolehide 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) in the first round of Cincinnati. Townsend had led 5-2 in the third set and sealed victory on her fourth match point.

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Leylah Fernandez faced two match points trailing 6-5 in the second set against Elena Rybakina in the second round of Cincinnati -- but Rybakina double faulted on both, and Fernandez pulled through 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4.

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Sofia Kenin overturned a 5-3 third-set deficit, saving one match point trailing 5-4 on serve, to defeat Katie Volynets 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 in the Cleveland first round.

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Katerina Siniakova defeated Sayaka Ishii 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(5) in the Cleveland first round after trailing 5-1 in the third set and saving three match points as Ishii served at 5-3. Ishii, 18, was playing her first WTA main draw.

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Lulu Sun came from 4-1 down in the third set, saving one match point trailing 5-4 on serve, to defeat Maria Lourdes Carle 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(2) in the second round of Monterrey.

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Paula Badosa saved one match point trailing Elena-Gabriela Ruse 5-4 in the third set in the US Open third round, winning 4-6, 6-1, 7-6[8] to complete her set of second-week showings at every Grand Slam.

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Canadian teen Marina Stakusic made her first career WTA quarterfinal by saving four match points in a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(0) win over Jelena Ostapenko at the Guadalajara Open AKRON. In the third set, Stakusic saved one match point at 5-3 and three more at 6-5.

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In the Monastir quarterfinals, Rebecca Sramkova saved one match point down 5-3 in the third set against Sara Sorribes Tormo before winning 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 to make her first WTA semifinal.

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Tamara Zidansek saved four match points to defeat Nadia Podoroska 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(3) in the Hua Hin 2 quarterfinals -- three as Podoroska served at 5-4 in the decider, and one more as the Argentinian served at 6-5.

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Jaqueline Cristian earned the first Top 10 win of her career in the China Open second round, saving four match points at 5-4 in the third set before clinching a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.

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