Tiafoe keeps the American dream alive by reaching the semi-finals

The American Frances Tiafoe He lived a day of glory defeating Rafa Nadal in the round of 16, suffering his first defeat after 22 Grand Slam victories. No hangover, he wants more ‘Big Enemy’ (the great opponent), becoming the first player to reach the US Open men’s singles semifinals since then Andy Roddick lost the 2006 final to Roger Federer.

Under Roddick’s gaze, visiting Flushing Meadows, Tiafoe, 24 years old and world number 26, defeated the Russian Andrew Rublev, 24 and nº 11, by 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0) and 6-4 in 2h.37′.

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The semifinal between Norwegian is known Casper Ruud and the russian Karen KhachanovTiafoe expects a rival in the rivalry that the Spaniard will play Carlos Alcaraz and the italian Jannik Sinner. There will be a new champion in New York and Grand Slam.

Tiafoe has the support of the crowd, but playing at home also has pressure to withstand. His illusion and the beautiful moment of form could be more. He closed out his 17th ace of victory where he kept his serve intact, lifting four break points. He was enough in one favor, 4-3 in the third set.

In the peak moments, like in the ‘tiebreaks’, the best Tiafoe, the son of emigrants from Sierra Leone, of humble origins and finds a new life through tennis. When the Russian discovered him at the age of 8 Misha Kouznetsov who is a base coach in the United States. He helped that boy who often slept at the tennis center where his father was doing maintenance work. Her twin brother Franklin did not have the same passion for racket as Frances, who immediately showed up in youth tournaments, attracting the attention of Patrick McEnroeentry with the help of the federation (USTA).

Tiafoe, technically coached by former South African player Wayne Ferreira, reached his first Grand Slam semis, as did his three teammates from the penultimate round. He also surpassed his result in the quarterfinals of Australia 2019. However, this round continues to be a wall for Spanish student Rublev Ferdinand Vincent. He also did not know the success of the sixth time.