John Isner extended his record by winning his 499th career tiebreak
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Ohn Isner improved his record by winning his 499th career overtime and reached his hometown Dallas Open quarterfinals on Thursday with a 6-3, 7-6(1) win over Daniel Altmaier.
Isner had the only save of the game, leading 4-2 in the first set before finishing the set with her serve.
The second-round win came after Isner won both overtimes in straight sets against Chun-Hsin Tseng. Isner scored the last six points of the second overtime against Tseng with a great serve.
Roger Federer is second in overtime with 466.
Isner meets Emilio Gomez who beat fourth-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4.
No. 8 Adrian Mannarino of Italy advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Australia's Jordan Thompson.
Mannarino meets China's Yibing Wu who defeated third seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada 7-6(1), 6-4.
US top seed Taylor Fritz met wildcard Jack Sock for a spot in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Isner led 3-1 in overtime when Altmaier conceded a second straight point on his volley serve against Isner, but sent wide and the frustrated German hit his racquet.
After scoring an ace and stealing Isner, Altmaier went wide with a match point. "I just played a really good tiebreak to win the game and I also played a really good tiebreak in my first round win," said Isner, whose home is a few blocks away at an indoor arena the SMU campus.
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