‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: Dominic Stricker sings alongside to Whitney Houston on the U.S. Open

NEW YORK — Closing in on the largest victory of his tennis profession, Dominic Stricker was having a terrific time on the U.S. Open – a lot in order that he sang alongside to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” because it rang out from the stadium audio system throughout a changeover Wednesday.

Stricker wanted to undergo qualifying simply to get into the sector at Flushing Meadows and the 21-year-old from Switzerland moved into the third spherical of a Grand Slam event for the primary time by beating No. 7 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Music usually performs throughout breaks between video games on the U.S. Open, and Houston’s 1987 hit was the selection whereas the gamers sat on the sideline at 5-2 within the fifth set of the 4-hour, 4-minute contest.