Lucie Safarova. Pic/AFP

Lucie Safarova rode her luck en route to a remarkable victory at the Australian Open when she saved nine match points before beating Yanina Wickmayer on Tuesday. The Czech veteran saved five match points on her own serve in the second set and another four in the tiebreaker before winning 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-1 to reach the second round.