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Lucky loser misses shot at US Open history in defeat from match point up

Arthur Gea lost in five sets after holding match point in the third - (AP)

Frenchman Arthur Gea failed to convert a match point which would have seen him make history as the first lucky loser to ever reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Instead the 21-year-old fell in a gruelling five-set encounter with Botic van de Zandschulp, having also failed to serve out victory when he had the chance in the fourth set.

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