Overview

• Struff prevailed 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in 3 hours 25 minutes, sealing the win with an ace on Court 17.
• The German reached the main draw through qualifying after his ranking slid to around No. 144.
• The victory sends him into a second straight Grand Slam third round after doing so at Wimbledon.
• Reports note he is now the oldest German to defeat a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam.
• Struff credited a charged New York crowd for lifting him in the decider as he set up a meeting with local favorite Frances Tiafoe.