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Darren Walton

Seventh heaven for Australia's US Open qualifying hopes

Australia's Talia Gibson saved a match point on her way to a three-set US Open qualifying win. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's promising US Open build-up has continued, with tenacious Talia Gibson leading seven players from Down Under into the final round of qualifying - the most in 30 years.

Gibson saved a match point in a tense deciding super tiebreaker before pulling off a 6-3 1-6 7-6 (12-10) victory over American Hanna Chang in an epic encounter stretching two hours, 15 minutes.

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