NEW YORK: Greek fourth-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas struck himself out of the five-way chase for the world No. 1 ranking when he went down to qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan 6-0, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in the first round of the US Open late on Monday. The 24-year-old, who struggled to get started, trailed 0-6, 0-5 before opening his account on the scoreboard.
For the 26-year-old Colombian, it was the biggest win of his career. Galan rallied from 2-4 in the fourth set and converted on his ninth match point after two hours and 48-minutes of play.
