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Daniel Altmaier cried out his joy and was celebrated for the sensation in a big tennis drama. The 24-year-old reached the third round at the French Open in a five-set thriller against Italian title contender Jannik Sinner. After 5:26 hours he made the 6: 7 (0: 7), 7: 6 (9: 7), 1: 6, 7: 6 (7: 4), 7: 5 perfect with an ace. After repelling two match points in the fourth round, Altmaier celebrated one of the greatest successes of his career. Against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Altmaier is now about to make it into the round of 16.

“I don’t know if you can call it a historic game. But that’s one that will be remembered, »enthused Altmaier in an interview on the Suzanne-Lenglen court after absorbing the atmosphere. “I just love tennis. My team and I have invested so much in the past few months. This win is a team effort.”

“Very strong performance!” Congratulated legend Boris Becker via Instagram. After repelling two match points in the fourth round, Altmaier celebrated one of the greatest successes of his career. Already in the first round of the US Open 2022 he had forced Sinner into five sentences – at that time with the better end for the South Tyrolean.