Tsitsipas

Daniel Elahi Galan defeated No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas while Brandon Holt topped No. 10 Taylor Fritz in the first round of the US Open.

"It was a nightmare, honestly, we never want to play each other," Kyrgios said in an on-court interview. "I started the year ranked like 900-something after having an injury in my hand. "I did well my first three tournaments back. Hopefully, I can keep it going." "I just stayed calm. Tsitsipas had a trainer tend to his right arm before the sixth game in the second set, when he finally got on the board, and again during the break before the third set, when he broke Galan in the second 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.

Tsitsipas lost the first 11 games while Medvedev eased past Stefan Kozlov.

I feel like an idiot for thinking that I could win this thing, win the US Open. I can’t go out and play a match like that.” “I thought I played a really good first couple of sets,” said the Australian. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Hopefully never again but I’m really happy to move forward.” [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. It’s a little bit (of) extra pressure but mostly I don’t feel it. That’s what I want to continue doing this year.” All of them were really high level from me. He did a great job, he dominated the game completely. It just didn’t go as planned. I just couldn’t get into the match at all.

Read on to learn about the stunning upsets in the men's draw of the US Open on Monday, featuring a wild Stefanos Tsitsipas loss.

The one major favorite that didn’t go down was Serena Williams (-345). Tsitsipas then saved a near-double-digit amount of break points before Galan finally took the match as the fourth set winded down. Stefanos Tsitsipas (-2000) and Taylor Fritz (-2500) bowed out of the final Slam of the season with losses to Daniel Elahi Galan and Brandon Holt, respectively.

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It was as if I was half dead." Hopefully never again but I'm really happy to move forward." That's what I want to continue doing this year." [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! "My arm was pretty tired, nothing was coming off of my strokes. It just didn't go as planned.

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.