Barbora Krejcikova fought off eight match points in a second set that ended with a 25-minute tiebreaker before outlasting American Taylor Townsend 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3 in a back-and-forth thriller Sunday at the US Open.
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Alcaraz continues tear into US Open quarterfinals
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Hamilton given 5-place grid penalty for Monza
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US Open player says trophy stolen from hotel room
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