Overview

• Daniel Altmaier outlasted Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in more than four hours, saving a match point at 4-5 in the decider.
• The German reached the US Open third round for the first time, a notable step after limited progress outside his prior Roland Garros runs.
• Altmaier will face Alex de Minaur in the next round at Flushing Meadows.
• Tsitsipas’s defeat marks his sixth straight Grand Slam without advancing beyond the second round.
• The tense match included chair-umpire interventions over crowd behavior, with a coaching code violation for Apostolos Tsitsipas and a post-match complaint about an underhand serve reported by one outlet.