New York, Aug. 29 -- Germany's Daniel Altmaier produced the upset of the day at the US Open today IST saving a match point before toppling 26th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-6(5), 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to book his maiden third-round berth at Flushing Meadows.
Altmaier, playing his fourth US Open, fought through four hours and 21 minutes on Grandstand Court to secure the biggest win of his career. The 26-year-old German stared down defeat at 4-5, 30-40 in the deciding set, but blasted a fearless forehand winner to stay alive and then surged to victory as Tsitsipas faltered with two double faults and an untimely forehand error.
For Tsitsipas, once ranked world No. 3, the disappointment continued in New York, the only Grand Slam where he ...