Tiafoe

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.

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.

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.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe dio al traste con la racha de 22 victorias de Rafael Nadal en las citas del Grand Slam tras derrotar el lunes al astro.

De principio a fin, Nadal padeció para amortiguar el servicio de Tiafoe. El ciclo natural de la vida... Federer, con 41 años, se ha sometido a varias cirugías en la rodilla derecha y ha estado ausente de la gira desde el Wimbledon del año pasado. Es el círculo de la vida”, respondió el astro español. La eliminación de Nadal dejó al US Open con apenas un campeón de Grand Slam en carrera: Marin Cilic. Tiafoe dio al traste con la racha de 22 victorias de Nadal en las grandes citas este año, imponiéndose 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Rafael Nadal y Frances Tiafoe se enfrentan por los octavos de final del US Open 2022. Día, horario y cómo ver por TV y streaming.

En España, son Eurosport, Eurosport Player y DAZN las formas de seguir el US Open. El partido de Nadal vs. ¿Volverá Rafa a ser el rey del Grand Slam estadounidense?

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.

Frances Tiafoe advanced to his first U.S. Open quarterfinal following a6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 upset of No. 2 Rafael Nadal on Monday.

Tiafoe began to wobble a bit in the fourth set when he dropped serve to fall behind 1-3. On his first set point, he hammered a forehand down the line to get Nadal out wide and set up a winner at the net with his next shot. With his opponent serving to stay alive, Nadal couldn't capitalize on his first break-point chance but watched on as a double fault leveled the match at one set apiece. When he was younger, the 22-time Grand Slam champion may have been able to come back. Plenty of fans expected the southpaw to dig down deep and hit a new level. One such occasion arrived in the opening set with Nadal serving at 3-3.

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.

American Frances Tiafoe beat Rafael Nadal in four sets on Monday for the biggest victory of his career, and the U.S. Open is anyone's to win now.

The furthest he’s ever made it at a major was the quarters in 2019 in Australia. This was a real win for the guy on the other side of the net. CA: Tiafoe has made it to the fourth round of the last two editions of this tournament … So for Frances to overcome that and not just have straight shotmaking that we always expect from him, but to have it at the right time, that’s huge. There was a lot made of his improved fitness, and he didn’t visibly tire at all in a nearly four-hour match. CA: So, yes, to linger on the really impressive performance from Tiafoe today: the serve was huge and he got himself out of a lot of jams with it. A lot of flat balls in the high 130s painting the lines. This wasn’t the favorite getting bounced for hitting a linesperson in the throat. It wasn’t Nadal with his A game—it was maybe his B+ game—but this wasn’t a bad match from him. Last time a draw looked anything like this was in 2020 at the bubble U.S. And now we're left with the most wide-open draw that we've seen at a major on the men's side in a long time. So once Djokovic was out, it was kind of a pillow fight to see who was going to win it.

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!!!