2024 Match Point Saves

Photos: Taylor Townsend and all of 2024's winners from match point down

Taylor Townsend's defeat of Caroline Dolehide in the first round of Cincinnati was the 51st 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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