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Frances Tiafoe sent the home crowd into a frenzy after beating ninth seed Russian Andrey Rublev 7-6(3), 7-6(0), 6-4, becoming the first American to advance to the US Open men’s singles semifinals since 2006.
The 24-year-old No. 22 seed continued his good form on Wednesday after he ousted 22-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal, in the fourth round.
“This is wild. This is crazy. Having the biggest win in my life 24 hours ago [then] come back and back it up,” Tiafoe said. “It’s huge growth. It’s tough to turn the page.”
Tiafoe’s first career Grand Slam semifinal will come on Friday against 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who had a marathon duel that lasted more than five hours to beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 in five sets.
