Barbora Krejcikova saved eight match points before defeating Taylor Townsend in an epic three-set battle to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday.

Two-time Grand Slam singles champion Krejcikova prevailed 1-6, 7-6 (15/13), 6-3 in a remarkable 3hr 4min tussle to advance to a last eight meeting against American fourth seed Jessica Pegula.

The unseeded Czech had looked to be heading for the exit after unseeded American Townsend, chasing her first ever appearance in a Grand Slam quarter-final, moved to the brink of victory to earn a match point on Krejcikova's serve while leading 5-4 in the second set.

But 2024 Wimbledon champion Krejcikova dug herself out of that hole before the match went to an extraordinary tie-break.

Townsend raced into a 3-1 lead but Krejcikova refused to

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