Tsitsipas

Daniel Elahi Galan upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets on Monday at the US Open on his main draw debut at the season's final Grand Slam.

The Colombian had the racquet taken out of his hand on most of his match points, but he quickly recovered from the disappointment each time with an impressive display of baseline power. Galan entered the match with an 0-6 record against Top 20 opponents, but he took the action to Tsitsipas on a windy opening evening. "I was looking first at my team, then the umpire. The Colombian smiled to his box after a final Tsitsipas shot sailed long, and he will next play Australian When that slipped away, however, he leaned on a refuse-to-lose attitude to stave off the first eight match points he faced, most of which were thanks to booming serves. “Definitely the best match of my career, not only because of the circumstances, also the opponent.

Galan, who sits at No. 94 on the ATP rankings, stunned the Greek phenom 6-0, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to progress through to the second round, the first time he has ...

Tsitsipas vs Galán at the US Open tonight was bonkers. [A hasty change of outfit worked wonders](https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/so-bad-bianca-andreescus-frustrating-wardrobe-malfunction-in-us-open-victory/news-story/bb10e02f8ef5e98cf06034fa8dad0047) for Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu as she powered into the second round, while British icon Andy Murray marked the 10th anniversary of his maiden grand slam triumph with an impressive straight sets win over Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo. Impressive from Galán, in his first time in the US Open main draw.— Paul Kedrosky (@pkedrosky) [Simona Halep was knocked out of the tournament](https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/thats-a-shocker-former-world-no-1-simona-halep-knocked-out-by-unseeded-qualifier-in-huge-us-open-upset/news-story/e03bd6eff8196242ed540c9cac6a7cb0) after suffering a shock defeat to unseeded Ukrainian Daria Snigur. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Galan, who sits at No. [Stan Wawrinka has hinted that retirement is just around the corner](https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/closer-to-the-end-former-us-open-champion-hints-at-retirement-after-sad-exit/news-story/0957a92b2f4564c92a461a0c4a186214) after he was forced to abandon his first round match against France’s Corentin Moutet. The US Open has been rocked by yet another huge upset. The US Open has been rocked by yet another huge upset, with No. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas has been knocked out of the grand slam tournament after suffering a shock defeat to Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan in the first round on Tuesday morning AEST. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas knocked out in huge US Open upset

Daniel Elahi Galan defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas on his ninth match point after holding a 6-0, 5-0 lead in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan stunned fourth-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 6-1 3-6 7-5 in an epic first-round showdown at the U.S. Open on Monday, ...

"I went through the match well." "I just stayed calm. NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan stunned fourth-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 6-1 3-6 7-5 in an epic first-round showdown at the U.S.

Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas has bombed out of the first round of the US Open after an epic upset defeat ...

I lost the set but I felt I was doing better and better. We wake up early every day to work out to be on courts like this with an amazing crowd like this one. He did better than me in that game that he broke me. "In 3-1, I just said 'I'm going to calm down for a second. "He's probably going to need two more to see if he can salvage this – two more hours, that is. The fourth and final set was an enthralling encounter punctuated by an incredible phase that went to seven deuces and a fifth match point before Tsitsipas claimed the game.

Stefanos Tsitsipas says he was dominated in his four-set loss to Daniel Elahi Galan at the US Open, where his hopes of becoming World No. 1 evaporated.

[US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview), is No. [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) started because I knew I could use this tournament to get closer to the No. Just need to work on the negative thoughts a bit more and not let them affect me and not get in my head, because I’m better than that, I’m a much better player and athlete, but definitely not today." I felt like the momentum was in my favour, I just might’ve felt a little tense going into the match. 1 in the wake of his four-set defeat to Colombian qualifier [Daniel Elahi Galan](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-elahi-galan/ge33/overview) on Monday night. “It crossed my mind when I started playing him that might be due to that. “It would be very weird and very unusual if it didn’t cross my mind, because this is something I wanted since I was a kid and I know this is my chance now to step it up. “My arm was pretty tight, nothing was coming off my strokes. 1 after the Open. “It just didn’t go as planned. 1 Pepperstone ATP Ranking at the end of the tournament, but that dream is now gone. [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview), [Rafael Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview), [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) and [Casper Ruud](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview) as the four players who now have a chance to be ranked No.

Stefanos Tsitsipas' struggles in 2022 have continued with the world No.5 bundled out of the US Open in the first round by Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi ...

Galan will meet Australia's Jordan Thompson in the second round, with the top half of the US Open draw opening up as Tsitsipas packs his bags. Tsitsipas fought back briefly in the third set, claiming it 6-3, as Galan struggled to limit his unforced errors, but the Colombian got the job done in the fourth set despite Tsitsipas saving eight match points. Stefanos Tsitsipas' struggles in 2022 have continued with the world No.5 bundled out of the US Open in the first round by Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan.