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made a comeback for the ages in her fourth-round U.S. Open match against 12th-seeded Elena Dementieva. The fifth-seeded Stosur defeated Dementieva in a three-set match that ended later than any women's match in U.S. Open history. Stosur needed two hours, 38 minutes to score a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(2) victory, capping off the win at approximately 1:35 a.m. ET Monday morning at Flushing Meadows.
"When everyone stays out here and cheers and supports us like that, it couldn't be any better," 2010 French Open runner-up Stosur said in an on-court interview in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
In arguably the most competitive women's match so far in the tournament, Stosur staved off four match points in the third set to stay alive. Eventually, Stosur found a way to advance into her first-ever U.S. Open quarterfinal by staying mentally strong as Dementieva faltered -- Dementieva lost seven of nine tiebreaker points in the decisive set.
"I think we both played a great match. Went for it and gave it our best," Stosur said. "To have a match like that here is just fantastic."
Long before that, Stosur started the contest out strongly, hitting her big forehand to perfection as she took the first set, 6-3. But Dementieva rallied back and stole momentum with a second-set victory.
Stosur generated 35 winners compared to Dementieva's 19. Her kick serve, however was fallible against Dementieva, who had eight breaks in the match. But Stosur's return game was solid as well, generating seven breaks of her own. Stosur was more aggressive at net, winning 64 percent of her 33 approaches. Dementieva only came to the net 20 times, winning just 55 percent of those challenges.
Stosur also committed 58 unforced errors in the match, a number that must be lowered if she is to defeat Kim Clijsters in the next round.
Prior to this year's tournament, Stosur had never advanced past the second round at Flushing Meadows. Stosur is the first Australian woman to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 1986, when Wendy Turnbull lost in the round of eight.
She now moves on to the quarterfinals to face Clijsters, the defending U.S. Open champion.
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