Jelena Ostapenko saves three match points to defeat Jessica Pegula in Wuhan

Pegula takes the opening set

Jessica Pegula won the opening set 6-2, putting Jelena Ostapenko a set behind in their second-round match. Ostapenko committed 11 unforced errors in that set and won just two points in rallies lasting more than four shots.

A break, a timeout and a tiebreak

Pegula broke for a 3-2 lead in the second set. Ostapenko then received a medical timeout and returned with her right arm strapped. The set continued to a tiebreak after Pegula held to 15.

At 6-4 in the tiebreak, Pegula had two match points. She netted a volley on the first, and Ostapenko saved the second with a service winner on second serve. A third opportunity followed, but Ostapenko answered with her only drop shot of the match, a winner.

From 6-7 down, Ostapenko won the final three points of the tiebreak. That sequence completed her escape from all three match points and sent the contest into a deciding set.

Ostapenko moves ahead in the decider

Ostapenko broke Pegula for a 2-1 third-set lead, then held to extend it to 3-1. After losing the opening set and surviving the second-set tiebreak, she now had a break advantage in the final set.

A return down the line ends the match

Serving for victory, Ostapenko lost the game despite starting with a 30-0 lead. She finished in the following game instead, breaking Pegula and converting her first match point with a return down the line after two hours and 23 minutes.

The victory sent Ostapenko into the round of 16 at the expense of second-seeded Pegula. Both players converted five break points over the match: Ostapenko from seven opportunities and Pegula from nine.