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Daniel Elahi Galán Reaches Round of 16 for First Time at a Major Following Third Round Win at Wimbledon

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Daniel Elahi Galán has made it to the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career…

The 27-year-old Colombian professional tennis player defeated Mikael Ymer 6-2, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1 at Wimbledon on Friday to reach the fourth round, his first at this major and in his career.

Daniel Elahi Galán,Galan’s previous best performances at a Grand Slam were a third round loss at the 2020 French Open and third round loss at the 2022 US Open.

As a result Galan has moved to a new career high in the top 55 in the ATP world rankings.

Galan will next face No. 8 seed Jannik Sinner at the All England Club on Sunday.

Daniel Elahi Galan Upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas in First Round at US Open

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Daniel Elahi Galan is celebrating a massive upset…

The 26-year-old Colombian tennis player, currently ranked No. 94 in the world, shocked fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday’s first day of the US Open, winning 6-0, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in an epic first-round showdown.

Daniel Elahi GalanGalan pulled off the win on his ninth match point.

Playing in the main draw for the first time, Galan appeared right at home on tennis’ biggest stage, claiming the first 11 games as Tsitsipas struggled to find any of his usual finesse and won just five of his service points in the first set.

Tsitsipas had a trainer tend to his right arm before the sixth game in the second set, when he finally got on the board, and again during the break before the third set, when he broke Galan in the second game.

Tsitsipas, who has never gotten past the third round in New York and had hoped to do better this year after reaching the Cincinnati final, dropped only four of his first-serve points in the third set and looked as though he had the momentum when he broke Galan again in the opening game of the fourth set.

But Galan never lost his composure, sending across 41 winners throughout the entire contest and refusing to give into his heavily favored opponent.

“I just stayed calm. I lost the set but I felt I was doing better and better,” said Galan, who broke back in the eighth.

Galan next faces Australian Jordan Thompson in the second round.

Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan Upsets John Isner in Davis Cup Play

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Daniel Elahi Galan is celebrating a massive upset…

The 25-year-old Colombian tennis player, ranked No. 111 in the world, defeated American John Isner 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) on Sunday in Davis Cup Finals play.

Daniel Elahi Galan While the Colombian team missed out on advancing to the quarterfinals, Galan and his compatriots can take pride in knowing they eliminated the record 32-time champion Americans from the competition after Americans Reilly Opelka and Jack Sock retired from the decisive doubles match while trailing 3-0 in the opening set against the accomplished Colombian pair of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah.

U.S. captain Mardy Fish hinted at a lack of passion within his team after the record 32-time champion Americans were eliminated from the Davis Cup Finals with a lopsided loss to host Italy and the humbling defeat by Colombia on Sunday.

“You can see the passion for Davis Cup, playing for their country,” Fish said of Colombia. “It’s infectious for them … These guys are giving fist pumps every other point. It’s impressive, and it’s something that I hope, as a captain, to strive for and get our players to do.”

Italy won the group, Colombia placed second and the U.S. finished last in Group E.

Meanwhile, Russia with second-ranked Daniil Medvedev beat Spain 2-1 in a result that eliminated the defending champion and allowed Serbia with top-ranked Novak Djokovic to advance as the second-best runner-up.

Russia, which is being called RTF (Russian Tennis Federation) for the event amid an ongoing doping suspension in international sport, will face Sweden, the best runner-up, in the quarterfinals.

The other quarterfinals: Italy vs. Croatia, Britain vs. Germany, and Serbia vs. Kazakhstan.

Played in three cities, each matchup on indoor hard courts is a best-of-three series featuring two singles and one doubles match. The six group winners plus the two second-place teams with the best records based on sets and games advanced to the quarterfinals.

The semifinals and final will be played in Madrid.