In the four-hour encounter, the Swiss broke the Greek six times for his first top-10 win.
NEW YORK: Swiss Dominic Stricker secured the biggest win of his career with a thrilling 7-5, 6-7, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 upset of Greek seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday to reach the third round of the US Open.
“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,” said Stricker. “I am going to enjoy the rest of the day and then I will recover for the next round.” Tsitsipas had a chance to serve for the match while leading 5-3 in the fourth set but Stricker stepped up with the break en route to forcing a decider where he consolidated an early break with a hold to love for a 3-0 lead that sent him on his way.
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