US Open: Outsider Gojowczyk for the first time in the third round

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"I am extremely happy with my performance today": Peter Gojowczyk

Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP

Peter Gojowczyk can look forward to his best performance so far in a Grand Slam tournament.

The qualifier wrestled the favored Serb Dusan Lajovicer 2: 6, 6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4 in New York and moved into the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.

“I'm really proud that I've mastered it like this,” said Gojowczyk, who traveled to New York without a trainer: “I've never lost my faith.

I always have the feeling, when my body is fit, that I belong here too. "

In the first round, the referee mispronounced the name of the rather unknown German tennis professional.

In the third round, the 32-year-old will meet Henri Laaksonen on Friday.

The Swiss, number 130 in the world, made it into the main field of the US Open like himself through qualification.

After numerous injuries, the former Davis Cup player Gojowczyk is only in 141st place in the world rankings.

Against Lajovic, he let neither rain delays nor set residues stop him and turned his first match point after a little more than three hours.

Even with his first round win against the number 23 seeded French Ugo Humbert in five sets was not to be expected.

Petkovic, Koepfer and Kohlschreiber are out

For a German tennis trio, the last Grand Slam tournament of the season has already ended.

Dominik Koepfer had no chance at 4: 6, 1: 6, 2: in the second round against Russian co-favorite Daniil Medvedev.

Philipp Kohlschreiber also lost 4: 6, 3: 6, 1: 6 against the Spaniard Pablo Andujar.

Andrea Petkovic was eliminated 4-6, 2-6 against the former Wimbledon winner Garbiñe Muguruza from Spain.

Angelique Kerber's second round match was postponed to this Thursday due to heavy rain in New York.

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