Lucie safarova has survived nine match points into australian open 2017.

Czech Lucie Safarova has survived nine match points to defeat Yanina Wickmayer 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1.

“Yes, I heard it was nine,” Safarova said.

“But I was like, I’m just going to go for it and if she closes the match, well OK, but I’m just going to play my game. It’s exciting.”

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After losing the opening set in the heat of Show Court 3, the world No.61 looked in all sorts of trouble down 0-40 on her serve at 5-6 in the second, but she somehow managed to regain the balance – after staring down the barrel of match point twice more – to force the tiebreaker.

Again, Wickmayer got the early jump, earning herself another three consecutive match points in the tiebreaker at 6-3, but once again she was unable to cross the finish line, allowing Safarova to eventually level the match, but not before squandering one last opportunity along the way.