NEW YORK (AP) — American Mardy Fish beat Arnaud Clement of France in five sets in at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2008 at Flushing Meadows.
The 19th-seeded Fish won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Saturday. Fish dropped to his knees then saluted the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium after Clement’s last shot landed wide.
The 68th-ranked Clement upset 16th-seeded Marcos Baghdatis in the first round. The 32-year-old was in the third round at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2005.
