Mannarino came from two sets down to beat Tirante 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 at the US Open, winning each of the last three sets by the same score. A sharper return game and a far cleaner service record carried him through.
Tirante took the opener 6-4 and doubled his lead in the second set, but Mannarino responded by breaking in the first game of the third and raced through it 6-3. He repeated that score in the fourth, then landed the only break of the decider in the third game to close out the match.
Mannarino converted six break points to Tirante's four and won 61 return points to 47, despite being out-aced 19-3. Tirante's 16 double faults undermined his serving edge, while Mannarino committed just one.