Dallas Open: Reilly Opelka beats John Isner in record 46-point tie-break
Reilly Opelka won a 46-point tie-break — the longest in ATP Tour history — to beat John Isner and reach the final of the Dallas Open.
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Reilly Opelka wins the longest tie-break in ATP tour history to overcome John Isner in the Dallas Open semi-finals
Reilly Opelka and John Isner made history at the Dallas Open semi-finals, after recording the longest tie-break in ATP Tour history. Opelka overcame Isner 24-22 in the tie-break to progress to the final in a pulsating contest in Texas. Ad/> It was on his eighth match point that Opelka’s mini-break ended a run of 26 straight points on serve, which came after saving 10 set points on the way to a superb 7-6(7), 7-6(22) win.
All-American semis at ATP Dallas Open
The semi-finals of the inaugural ATP Dallas Open will feature four Americans, while Australia's Jordan Thompson was among the losing quarter-finalists.
Tennis: Dallas Open features first ATP tour all-American semis since 2004
Big-serving second seed Reilly Opelka beat Italy's Adriano Mannarino 6-3 6-4 to enter the semi-finals of the Dallas Open on Friday and complete an all-American final four.
ATP roundup: Marcos Giron rallies into Dallas semifinals
Top-seeded Taylor Fritz couldn't take advantage of a match point as seventh-seeded Marcos Giron rallied for a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) win in an all-American quarterfinal at the Dallas Open on Friday.
Aussie Thompson into Dallas ATP quarters
Australia's Jordan Thompson has beaten eighth-seeded Brandon Nakashima 7-5 7-6 (7-1) to advance to the quarter-finals of the Dallas Open.
ATP roundup: John Isner wins serving duel in Dallas
Third-seeded John Isner outlasted South Africa's Kevin Anderson in a matchup of veteran hard-servers on Wednesday, prevailing 7-6 (1), 6-7 (7), 7-6 (5) in the second round of the Dallas Open.
SA tennis ace Kevin Anderson loses epic match to John Isner in Dallas
In a battle of giants - Isner is 2.08m compared to Anderson's 2.03m - the American prevailed 7-6 (7/1), 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (7/5) to reach the quarter-finals.