The Australian Alexei Popyrin (28), executioner of Serbian Novak Djokovic in the second round, fell this Sunday 6-4, 7-6(3), 2-6 and 6-3 against Frances Tiafoe (20) in the round of 16 of the US Open.
Popyrin, recent champion in Montreal, put in a great performance against Djokovic, current champion in New York. But this Sunday he ran into tmighty enis and the heart of Tiafoe, idol of track fans Arthur Ashewho supported him from the first moment.
Tiafoe took the first set 6-4 and overcame a break in the second to take it to three in the tiebreaker.
The Reaction of Popyrin is strong in third partwon 6-2, but Tiafoe stepped on the accelerator again in fourth and secured his round pass in three hours and two minutes.
This is the first full confrontation of these players, who have a strong bonds of friendship and they exchanged a heartfelt hug at the end of the game.
SA Tiafoe The Bulgarian Grigor is waiting for him now Dimitrovwho knocked out Russian Andrey Rublev (n.6) after winning a battle of three hours and 39 minutes 6-3, 7-6(3), 1-6, 3-6 and 6-3.
The American player stood up in the quarterfinals at Flushig Meadows for the third straight timesomething a tennis player from his country has not achieved since Andy Roddick did it, between 2006 and 2008.
Source: La Verdad
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