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John Isner extended his record by winning his 499th career tie-break, advancing to the quarter-finals of his hometown Dallas Open with a 6-3 7-6 (7-1) victory over Daniel Altmaier.
Roger Federer is second in career tie-break victories with 466.
"I played a great tiebreaker to win the match, and I played a great tiebreaker my first-round win as well," said Isner, whose home is a few blocks from the indoor venue on the SMU campus.
Isner will face Emilio Gomez, who rallied to oust fourth-seeded Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.