American Frances Tiafoe advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open for a third straight year and will play Rafael Nadal on Labor Day.
Taylor Fritz was the American man who was supposed to make a dent at the 2022 U.S. Open, but he was ousted by a qualifier in Round 1.
Tiafoe is the first American male to make the fourth round of three straight Opens since Mardy Fish . He did so by coming back from a two-break hole in the first set. “I’m not really concerned about getting quarterfinal,’’ Tiafoe said. “I want to go further, right? Yeah, third year running, fourth round, could be worse things, right? That’s pretty good. But I want to go a little further this year.’’Tiafoe has played Nadal just twice — both times in 2019 and both times resulting in losses. Tiafoe plays with superb pace and great court coverage, but gives away free points.
Dart fired. It has been a few years since Tiafoe was considered the next young American hopeful. Yet he’s still just 24. His time could be now, with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer not at the Open, and Nadal now 36 years old.“There’s just a change in guard just in general,” Tiafoe said earlier this week. “Who is going to be that guy, who is going to be that consistent guy that hasn’t really formed yet? Everyone is around the same level, honestly. Everyone is beatable at the same time.
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