Frances Tiafoe comes from 2 sets down to beat Michelsen and reach the US Open semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe kept coming back until he had reached his third U.S. Open semifinal, beating Alex Michelsen 5-7, 6-3, 7-5,…
Frances Tiafoe, the No. 11-seeded American tennis player, defeated fellow American Alex Michelsen to reach his third U.S. Open semifinal. The match, which took place on Tuesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, lasted four hours and 38 minutes. Tiafoe, who had lost the first two sets and then trailed 3-0 in the fifth, ultimately claimed victory with a score of 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6).
Michelsen, who had not dropped a set throughout the match and served to win with a 5-4 lead in the third, was visibly emotional as he embraced Tiafoe at the net, marking the end of his first career major quarterfinal. Tiafoe, who previously reached the final four in 2022 and 2024, awaits the outcome of the late match between defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and eighth-seeded Ben Shelton.
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