Frances Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe pulled off the performance of his career as he overpowered and outhit 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal to make the US Open quarter-finals ...

Tiafoe went on to break Nadal again before holding at 5-3. You have to thread the needle and play high risk otherwise you keep running like a yo-yo." Despite the result Nadal will still return to world No. He is one of the greatest of all time, I played unbelievable tennis today, I really don’t know what happened." US Open Nadal broke early in the fourth set and the early signs suggested the match was going to a fifth set, but he couldn’t consolidate the break.

Frances Tiafoe becomes the first American man to reach the quarter-finals in New York since John Isner in 2018. © Mike Stobe/Getty Images.

[Marcos Giron](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcos-giron/gc88/overview), [Jason Kubler](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jason-kubler/kb95/overview) and [Diego Schwartzman](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/diego-schwartzman/sm37/overview) in straight sets during the opening week in New York and is now up to No. [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) and Norway’s [Casper Ruud](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview). Earlier this season he enjoyed a run to the final in Estoril, before he advanced to the fourth round at [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview). 2 Spaniard in the third round in 2005. [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium to earn his third Top 5 win. “When I first came on the scene I felt like a lot of people had a lot of expectations on me on how I would do,” Tiafoe said. He then hit a double fault at 30/40 to gift the Spaniard the set. Tiafoe stuck to his game plan, though, and worked his way back into the set. 1](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-alcaraz-ruud-us-open-2022-world-no-1-scenarios). When serving at 4-5, 15/15, the American misjudged a backhand from Nadal, leaving a ball that caught the line. In a lively first set, Tiafoe quickly found his range from the baseline. Tiafoe had never won a set against Nadal and trailed the Spaniard 0-2 in their ATP Head2Head series prior to their meeting in New York.

Tiafoe, a Hyattsville, Md., native, joined Andy Roddick and James Blake as the only Americans to defeat Nadal in a Grand Slam tournament.

She rose from 76th in the world at the end of that year to a career-high seventh this season after teaming up with David Witt, Venus Williams’s former longtime coach, and dedicating more time to the professional side of professional tennis: eating right, preparing thoroughly and taking care of her body. But in the next game, Nadal served two double faults and Tiafoe didn’t let the chance slip through his fingers. Am I ever going to be able to say I beat one of them? Today I was like, no, I’m going to do that,” Tiafoe said. “The biggest thing with things like that is the time I played him before, I got broken so early in each set,” Tiafoe said. Tiafoe’s victory denied Nadal the chance to expand his lead over Novak Djokovic (21) and Federer (20) in Grand Slam wins. His physical improvement has led to a He was the first man to beat Nadal at a major this year, with the Spaniard having won the Australian Open and the French Open. He had been practicing with a high level of intensity ahead of the tournament but couldn’t serve with the same ferocity because scar tissue on his abdomen limited his movement. When he clinched it by forcing a backhand error from Nadal, he chucked his racket toward his chair and placed his hands around his head. He is through to his first U.S. But Monday, with a smart, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Rafael Nadal, he displayed a tactician’s discipline in ousting the 22-time Grand Slam champion.

Tiafoe put on the performance of his career Monday to knock 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal out of the U.S. Open 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Tiafoe has a charismatic game and an amazing backstory, as his parents won a green card lottery to immigrate to the U.S. And even when Nadal pulled even in the second set, then took a break lead in the third, Tiafoe kept his composure and responded with even more aggression. Now he’s got the biggest victory of his career to prove it. Tiafoe advances to the quarterfinals of a major for just the second time in his career and first since the 2019 Australian Open. The favorite for the title may well now by Nick Kyrgios, who made the Wimbledon final earlier this year and knocked Medvedev out of the tournament with a stunningly good four set performance. Open champion, is the only major winner remaining in the draw.

Frances Tiafoe upset 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the US Open 4th round in 4 sets.

In the fourth set, Nadal broke for a 3-1 lead with an inside-out forehand to the corner and then shouted toward his box. He added in a comment to the Spanish media: “The last few weeks have been tough. I put some bandage for the humidity, to stop the humidity on my hands. When I feel that I will be ready to compete again, I will be there.” He then suffered the abdominal injury at Wimbledon that kept him out for a month before he lost his first and only match at the U.S. Open and I faced a player that was better than me. He did not play the last two years due to the pandemic and injuries. That's the only way to improve or that's the only way that I understand you are able to find solutions. I was not able to hold a high level of tennis for a long time. Nadal and Djokovic have won 15 of the last 17 majors. “I don't know what to say right now,” Tiafoe said on court. Open encounter Monday afternoon, Frances Tiafoe sprinted past the net to his chair like Pete Rose taking first base after a walk.

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He got the groups’s first win against the Big Three earlier this year, when he overcame an ankle injury during his warm-up and beat Nadal in the Tiafoe has always been the alpha of the group, always looking to rib his mates, especially Fritz. He cracked a rib ahead of the final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., and then the pain in his foot returned just a few weeks before the French Open. Nadal struggled to find the court for much of the first two sets of his second-round match against Fabio Fognini of Italy. At the end the only thing that happened is we went to the fourth round of the U.S. “I’m not going to have that ‘first time playing him, excited to play,’” he said of Nadal after his third-round win against Diego Schwartzman, the 14th seed, eight spots higher than him. Then he started to feel better, played one tournament before the year’s first Grand Slam, and then won it, coming back from two sets down in the final against Medvedev, the world No. After a key winner gave him a decisive break of Nadal’s serve in the third set, he sprinted to his chair, revving up the crowd even more and letting the roars fall over him. He could barely walk on his chronically injured left foot six weeks before the Australian Open and thought he might have to retire. But he quickly came back to break Nadal’s serve in the next game, and then began hammering away and scampering across the court to chase down every ball he could reach and many he couldn’t. Tiafoe and his fellow 20-somethings have become solid members of the top 30 this year, but have yet to crack the next level. [strong and talented 24-year-old](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/sports/tennis/frances-tiafoe-australian-open.html) from Hyattsville, Md., who is one of the fastest players in the game and built like an N.F.L.

Frances Tiafoe, 24, is the youngest American man to reach the US Open quarterfinals since Andy Roddick in 2006.

[Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3782), and No. 11 [Jannik Sinner](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3623) vs. 1 seed and defending champion](/tennis/story/_/id/34524901/casper-ruud-continues-run-new-york-outlasts-corentin-moutet-adva) [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2383). [Andrey Rublev](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2642) next. 2 [Gustavo Kuerten](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=577) in the first. [Nick Kyrgios](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1984), [eliminated No. Then he made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon in July before withdrawing from that tournament because of a torn abdominal muscle; that does not go into the books as a loss, because he pulled out before the match. This is also just the second major since the start of 2005 without any of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal in the quarterfinals. Djokovic, who is 35, did not enter this US Open because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and was not allowed to enter the United States; Federer, 41, has undergone a series of operations on his right knee and has not played since Wimbledon last year. And he kept his cool, remained in the moment and never let the stakes or the opponent get to him. He sat on the bench and buried his head in a towel as Nadal walked off and waved to the crowd. Tiafoe, seeded 22nd at Flushing Meadows, buried his head in his hands and cried on the court after he shook hands with No.

The Hyattsville, Md., native was sharp throughout four sets and became the first player to beat Nadal at a major this year.

She rose from 76th in the world at the end of that year to a career-high seventh this season after teaming up with David Witt, Venus Williams’s former longtime coach, and dedicating more time to the professional side of professional tennis: eating right, preparing thoroughly and taking care of her body. But in the next game, Nadal served two double faults and Tiafoe didn’t let the chance slip through his fingers. Am I ever going to be able to say I beat one of them? Today I was like, no, I’m going to do that,” Tiafoe said. “The biggest thing with things like that is the time I played him before, I got broken so early in each set,” Tiafoe said. Tiafoe’s victory denied Nadal the chance to expand his lead over Novak Djokovic (21) and Federer (20) in Grand Slam wins. His physical improvement has led to a He was the first man to beat Nadal at a major this year, with the Spaniard having won the Australian Open and the French Open. He had been practicing with a high level of intensity ahead of the tournament but couldn’t serve with the same ferocity because scar tissue on his abdomen limited his movement. When he clinched it by forcing a backhand error from Nadal, he chucked his racket toward his chair and placed his hands around his head. He is through to his first U.S. But Monday, with a smart, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Rafael Nadal, he displayed a tactician’s discipline in ousting the 22-time Grand Slam champion.

Nadal no pudo con Tiafoe en los octavos de final del US Open y cayó en cuatro sets.

6 4 Además, logró superar los octavos de final por primera ocasión en su carrera en el US Open, igualando su mejor avance en Grand Slams (cuartos de final en Australia 2019).

El estadounidense superó en cuatro sets al español, que aspiaraba a ser finalista para alcanzar el número 1 del ranking.

[El aumento de los crímenes y la tasa de violencia que se vive en el país ha aumentado con respecto al año 2021. Obligado una vez más a recurrir a la épica, Nadal trató de agitar el partido y de recuperar parte de la garra y la chispa perdidas. A mediados de la tercera manga, Tiafoe tuvo su segunda bola de quiebre en todo el partido y no la desaprovechó: mandó un revés paralelo a la línea y se colocó 4-3. En un duelo marcado por el calor y la humedad (ambos jugadores sudaron abundantemente desde el primer punto), Tiafoe arrancó valiente con su derecha y seguro para conservar su saque pese a que tenía problemas para meter su primer servicio. El estadounidense se agarró a esa ventaja, la conservó con serenidad desde el servicio y cerró el primer set con una volea tras 54 minutos. Con un tenis muy intenso, de gran energía y sin prácticamente fisuras, el estadounidense Frances Tiafoe venció este lunes al español Rafael Nadal, que se despidió en los octavos de final del Abierto de Estados Unidos tras caer por 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 y 6-3 en tres horas y 34 minutos.

De cara a las próximas rondas, teniendo en cuenta que Nick Kyrgios, Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Casper Ruud y Matteo Berrettini ya están entre los ocho ...

Los dos estamos ahora en los cuartos de final de un Grand Slam. En ese momento él era el mejor de todos. Salí convencido de que podía lograrlo y eso hice", explicó el nacido en Maryland hace 24 años. Alcaraz es una gran personalidad. Es bueno ver una nueva era". Luego de la victoria, el estadounidense analizó el panorama con todos los posibles candidatos al título.

Twenty-two-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal was upset in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday by American Frances Tiafoe at Arthur Ashe Stadium in ...

Tiafoe picked up the sport, getting to play at the center for free, and fell in love with the sport. "The difference is easy," Nadal said afterward. "I just had a big passion for the game. "But I don't think I pushed him enough to create him the doubts that I need to create," he said. "It was definitely one hell of a performance," he said following the match. It helps I played him a couple times."

Frances Tiafoe defeats Rafael Nadal for the first time to reach the US Open quarter-finals. © Mike Stobe/Getty Images. ATP Staff Sep 06, 2022.

“I was already tearing. I was so excited. I was like, ‘Let me sit down’. His reward for doing so is a maiden trip to the [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) quarter-finals and a deafening reception from the [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium crowd. “I was telling my agent, I felt like the world stopped. His first tennis match, that was super cool, talking to him after,” Tiafoe said. One of the best players in the NBA, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, also tweeted about Tiafoe’s match. So to see him post that, I was like, ‘Do I retweet it as soon as he sent it?’ I was like, ‘You know what, I'm going to be cool and act like I didn't see it and then retweet it three hours later.’ Tiafoe, who is from the Washington area, is a big Wizards fan. That was not the only basketball player who tuned into Tiafoe’s victory. Bro, I was going crazy,” Tiafoe said, cracking a smile. “CONGRATS Young King!!!

El español Rafael Nadal fue vencido en la cuarta ronda del US Open el lunes por el estadounidense Frances Tiafoe.

El lunes dijo a los periodistas: "Para nosotros estar alrededor del tenis fue algo así como que algo nos ayudaba a salir de nuestro vecindario. Tafloe eligió el tenis, al poder jugar en el centro de forma gratuita y se enamoró del deporte. Una vez que nos metimos en el juego de tenis, fue como si mi padre dijera: Sería increíble si pudieran usar esto como una beca completa para la escuela. Para verlos experimentar que yo venciera a Rafa Nadal, me han visto tener grandes victorias, pero el vencer a esos muchachos de Mount Rushmore, para ellos, no puedo imaginar lo que pasaba por sus cabezas. Nadal, de 36 años, registró su primera derrota en un gran Slam este año y ahora tiene marca de 22-1 esta temporada. "Definitivamente fue una gran actuación", dijo después el partido.

Tiafoe received a pleasant surprise from the Los Angeles Lakers superstar after advancing to his first US Open quarterfinals.

"Man, I was losing it in the locker room," Tiafoe told reporters later while laughing. "It was cool. Special day for me." He also said Rich Paul, James' agent, sent him a text after the match to congratulate him. You earned it!" Alongside a video of the match's final moments posted by the tournament's account, James wrote, "CONGRATS Young King!!!

Frances Tiafoe produced the shock of the US Open so far as he overcame 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal in four sets, while Iga Swiatek battled ...

“This is the easiest way to be grateful for the people that they came to support players, tennis, and this is the easiest way to be grateful. But days will pass and I'll keep going as I've done my whole career and I'm confident I have the interior strength to do it again.” But sometimes you have to take care of yourself, and that's what I do.” Before I was more a kid, it was tennis, tennis, tennis. I think it helps you to have an idea of what is outside. “It was really cool. “It was really nice. It was really cool. It was different. So to see him post that, I was like, ‘Do I retweet it as soon as he sent it?’ I was like, ‘You know what, I'm going to be cool and act like I didn't see it and then retweet it three hours later’. “I was telling my agent, I felt like the world stopped. “I was already tearing.

American tennis pro Frances Tiafoe toppled Rafael Nadal in the round of 16 and advanced to the quarterfinals in the US Open on Monday afternoon.

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Frances Tiafoe admitted he was “losing it” in the locker room after LeBron James congratulated him for beating Rafael Nadal at the US Open.

“I don't think it will be a big three. “I still feel no pressure. It's cool to see a new era.” “Now that's over, man. “[Carlos] Alcaraz is a great personality. It will be like a big 12. There's a ton of guys playing great tennis. US Open is always a perfect time because there's no real sports really going on. “I mean, that's my guy. It's a perfect time. “You see him packing stadiums when he's playing singles, doubles, whatever. “Obviously he knows I'm a big fan of his.

Frances Tiafoe ended Rafael Nadal's 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating the 22-time major champion at the U.S. Open.

“I was not able to hold a high level of tennis for a long time. The most he had hoped to get out of tennis was a scholarship, because the family couldn’t have afforded to send him to college. So to see him post that, I was like, ‘Do I retweet it as soon as he sent it?’ I was like, ‘You know what, I’m going to be cool and act like I didn’t see it and then retweet it three hours later.’” “I played a bad match and he played a good match. He was able to take the ball too many times very early, so I was not able to push him back. “So now, it’s something to tell the kids, the grandkids, Yeah, I beat Rafa. When Nadal netted a backhand to end it, Tiafoe covered his face with his hands in disbelief. Today I was like, no, I’m going to do that,” he said. 2 seed [Rafael Nadal](https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-06-05/rafael-nadal-defeats-casper-ruud-for-14th-french-open-title) on Monday was the high point of the family’s hopes, and there could be even better to come. Am I ever going to be able to say I beat one of them? It’s good to be reminded that the American dream isn’t a faded myth. became a day laborer on a crew building the Junior Tennis Champions Center, a training complex and school in College Park, Md.

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In the fourth, Nadal broke early, Tiafoe broke back, and then fought off two break points to even it at 3-3. At 4-4 in the third set, Tiafoe flew up 40-15 and won the game with a crushing forehand winner. Nadal said it wasn’t a medical timeout, he was attaching wraps to himself because of the humid conditions. Again, Nadal left the court, after the third set and Tiafoe just followed him out. “Man, I was losing it in the locker room,’’ Tiafoe said. Tiafoe closed the first set with an ace. But I don’t think I pushed him enough to create the doubts that I need to create.’’ “I’m here to go all the way.’’ “I’m here to win the U.S. “I was not quick enough in my movements. “Bro, I was going crazy. And then he broke down in tears after match point when he achieved Monday’s milestone.

In front of a rowdy home crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 22nd seed became the first man to beat Nadal on court in a grand slam this year. It also marks the ...

As he digested a bitter end to a great, complicated year, Nadal brushed off questions about his preparation and the abdominal injury that meant he only played in one tournament before the US Open. “But days will pass and I’ll keep going as I’ve done my whole life and I’m confident I have the inner strength to do it again.” So to see him post that, I was like, ‘Do I retweet it as soon as he sent it?’ I was like, ‘You know what, I’m going to be cool and act like I didn’t see it and then retweet it three hours later.’” “It’s been a few months a little difficult in every way, this is the reality. Hype has followed him since he was a teenager but he has had to be patient in adulthood, watching as his contemporaries rise up above him in the rankings and waiting to experience such moments himself. Am I ever going to be able to say I beat one of them?’ Today I was like, ‘No, I’m going to do that.’ So now, it’s something to tell the kids, the grandkids, ‘Yeah, I beat Rafa.’ Hopefully I never play him again, but hope I end with a win.” The NBA star LeBron James, Tiafoe’s idol, was among those to pay tribute to Tiafoe’s display on Twitter. “My legs were like cement,” said Tiafoe of the lengthy 4-3 game. “I was telling my agent, I felt like the world stopped. I was already tearing. I’m beyond happy, I’m almost in tears,” said Tiafoe during his on-court interview. It also marks the first time since Wimbledon 2017 that Nadal has lost before the quarter-final stage of a grand slam.