Top 3 best WTA comeback wins in 2024
World No.2 Iga Swiatek and WTA Finals champion Coco Gauff top the list of best WTA comeback wins of the 2024 season.
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The WTA 2024 season was filled with some epic matches. However, what distinguishes those matches from others this year is the highly intense drama on the court with players rallying to save match points and going on to win matches from the brink of defeat.
The narrow escape from defeat also led some of them to eventually claim the tournament title. Three women, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Jasmine Paolini, highlighted all this on the court this season.
In this article, let us take a deep dive into how they managed to do so even in the most difficult of circumstances – best WTA comeback wins in 2024.
3) Wimbledon semifinal, Jasmine Paolini defeats Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(8)
Vekic looked in total control of the match after winning the first set. The Croatian was staring at her first Grand Slam as she continued with the momentum in the second. But, Jasmine Paolini found a way back into the match with time. She held her nerve to ensure she got back.
In the deciding set, Vekic increased her tempo and was on course for victory after leading 5-4. But, Paolini climbed back to take the set to a tiebreak. The Italian trailed 1-3, 5-6, 7-8, but kept fighting until she won 10-8. The tie became the longest Wimbledon women’s semifinal match, lasting for two hours and 51 minutes.
2) WTA Finals final, Coco Gauff defeats Qinwen Zheng 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2)
It was one of the best matches of the year and arguably since the 2020s. It looked almost done for Coco Gauff after a poor display in the first set that saw Zheng dominating on all fronts. But, the American turned the tide around in the second set to ensure she gave everything for the title. Surprisingly, it was Zheng who took a 2-0 lead in the deciding set.
Gauff fought her way back but she suddenly found herself 3-5 down and with just two points from a disappointing defeat. Yet, she took the set to a tiebreak and won the first six points. The Chinese star threatened a comeback but the World No.3 took the victory off her third match point with a trademark forehand winner as she came close to the net.
1) Roland Garros round 2, Iga Swiatek defeats Naomi Osaka 7-6(1), 1-6, 7-5
In one of the most entertaining matches of the season, Osaka proved that she could rise up to the occasion. The Japanese star crushed Iga Swiatek in the second set after a narrow opening set loss. The deciding set was the most stunning outcome of the season. Swiatek’s 15-match winning streak was about to end when she was down 2-5 in the third.
At one time, Osaka just needed two points to end the tie, but Swiatek’s sudden surge helped her win five consecutive game points. She saved a match point and defeated Osaka in the high-quality contest. After that, Swiatek didn’t drop a set until she eventually lifted her fourth French Open title.
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