There may be only one left. Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe were playing for a spot in the US Open grand final on Saturday morningand the fight did not fail.
With the Arthur Ashe Stadium court experiencing a big day for Stars and Stripes tennis, Fritz scored the victory by coming back from Tiafoe, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-1 in three hours and 18 minutes in that amazing fight It had a sad ending due to the physical ‘hole’ that Tiafoe suffered in the last set.
The Californian, 26 years old, She will play her first Grand Slam final against Jannik Sinner on Sunday after debuting this Friday in the semi-final of a ‘major’.
instead, Tiafoe, also 26 years old, once again failed to reach the finalbecause in 2022 he also reached the semifinals of Flushing Meadows and that year he lost to the future champion, Carlos Alcaraz.
The US has not won the US Open men’s draw in over two decades: specifically in 2003 with Andy Roddick, the last American to reach the final in New York (2006).
Even more impressive is the fact that Fritz will be the first American finalist in a major since Wimbledon in 2009, along with Roddick.
To end that long journey through the desert of American men’s tennis, Fritz eliminated a Tiafoe who took his stride: he lost his first match against him in 2016 and since then he has won each of the remaining seven matches.
Tiafoe started the semi-final very well, setting the pace, but Fritz knew how to fight when he was against the ropes and He reached the final heat with more legs and fuel than his rival.
“This is why I do what I do. This is why I work hard. I’m in the finals of the US Open“said a very excited Fritz at the foot of the track.
“It was a dream come true. I’m going to leave and give it all I’ve got” he added in reference to his duel against the Sinner.
There are only two precedents between Fritz and Sinner and both occurred at Indian Wells: The North American won the round of 16 in 2021 and the transalpine claimed victory in the quarterfinals in 2023.
Source: La Verdad
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