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And it came to fruition on the biggest stage Friday night when he came from behind to beat his good friend and fellow American Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the U.S. Open semifinals.
NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe weathered a Ben Shelton storm in a captivating all-American blockbuster to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 and move into the last 16 of the US Open on Friday.
Playing the final match of the night, Tiafoe spent more of the night with a clear advantage over the veteran Dimitrov, outside of some sloppy tennis to end the second set. He won 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 ...
At the US Open, he reached the fourth round for a second consecutive year by defeating fifth seed and world No. 7, Andrey Rublev in a five-set match. Tiafoe was the first American man to reach the second week at the US Open in consecutive years since Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish in 2011–12. [87] He was then defeated by Félix Auger-Aliassime. [88]
A bonus pool of $1,000,000 is also to US Open champions who have clinched the first place of the US Open Series. [14] In the U.S. National Championships, Richard Sears (1881–1887), William Larned (1901–1902, 1907–1911) and Bill Tilden (1920–1925, 1929) hold the record for most titles in the men's singles, with seven victories each. Four ...
By reaching the semifinals, he set up an all-American matchup with Frances Tiafoe, who won later in the day, the first at a Grand Slam since 2005 at the US Open, when Andre Agassi and Robby Ginepri met. [124] Fritz won the match in five sets to reach his first Grand Slam final. However, he lost in the final to Jannik Sinner in straight sets. [125]
Frances Tiafoe defeated Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the round of 16 in front of an electric New York crowd Friday.
In a match of American vs American, Frances Tiafoe is taking on Taylor Fritz for a spot in the US Open final. No matter who wins tonight’s semi-final, it will be the first time in 18 years that ...