US Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas Rolls After Another Long Toilet Break

Stefanos Tsitsipas was booed after taking more than eight minutes between the third and fourth sets but dominated after his extended toilet trip to beat Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Stefanos Tsitsipas took another trademark long bathroom break then credited it for advancing to the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as a storm lashing New York forced the suspension of an indoor match. The 23-year-old Greek third seed was booed after taking more than eight minutes between the third and fourth sets but dominated after his extended toilet trip to flush Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I think taking a break and going to change -- I was completely wet -- I was refreshed," Tsitsipas said when asked about the key to sweeping the final set in 30 minutes. "I was much more able to deliver good tennis in the fourth set. I was able to stay resilient on each and every point." Tsitsipas, who matched his deepest US Open run, has been ridiculed by Andy Murray and Alexander Zverev for extended bathroom breaks seen as gamesmanship. French Open runner-up Tsitsipas, who says he's only following ATP rules that have no time limit on toilet breaks, fired a career-high 27 aces, five more than his previous best, in winning his ATP-best 50th match of the year.