Taylor Townsend fails to covert 8 match points, falls to Barbora Krejcikova at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Townsend couldn’t covert eight match points in a second set that ended with a 25-minute tiebreaker and was eliminated from the U.S. Open on Sunday with a 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3 loss to Barbora Krejcikova.
С почитателите, които скандират „ Хайде да отидем Тейлър! Хайде да отидем Тейлър! “ for a player who became a fan favorite during the tournament after her confrontation with Jelena Ostapenko following her second-round victory, Townsend was repeatedly a point away from what would have been her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
But Krejcikova, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, erased seven match points in the tiebreaker, broke Townsend’s serve twice in the third set and advanced to face No. 4 seed Джесика Пегула във вторник.
Таунсенд прегърна Крейчикова в мрежата, по-късно седна на стола си на страничната линия и стартира да плаче, преди да напусне корта до аплодисменти на изправено състояние, до момента в който тя набиваше очи с забрадка.
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