AFP
Swiss Dominic Stricker secured the most important win of his profession with an exciting 7-5 6-7(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-3 upset of Greek seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday to achieve the third spherical of the US Open.
Playing in his first US Open essential draw, world quantity 128 Stricker used an enormous serve, booming forehand and strong internet play throughout a gruelling four-hour encounter by which he broke the Australian Open finalist six instances for his first top-10 win.
“I came out today pretty well. I felt good from the first set on. It was a tough battle but I am just super happy right now,” mentioned Stricker. “I am going to enjoy the rest of the day and then I will recover for the next round.”
For Tsitsipas, who received an ATP 250 title in Los Cabos in early August however then went a mixed 1-2 at Masters 1000 occasions in Toronto and Cincinnati, the loss marked one other early US Open exit after falling within the first spherical final 12 months.
Tsitsipas had an opportunity to serve for the match whereas main 5-3 within the fourth set however Stricker stepped up with the break en path to forcing a decider the place he consolidated an early break with a maintain to like for a 3-0 lead that despatched him on his approach.
“I was down 3-5 and then I came back in the fourth set. I don’t know how, but I did it somehow and then I kept playing very high level tennis. I am a bit speechless but it is a great day,” mentioned the 21-year-old Stricker.
“Such a great day for me, such a great win,” Stricker added. “It gives me a lot of confidence and I think it is great to see from my team. We are working hard every day and it is so great to do that.”
