There will be an American in the men’s final of the US Open for the first time since 2006 after Frances Tiafoe set up a blockbuster of a semi-final against Taylor Fritz.
Hours after Fritz disposed of fourth seed Alexander Zverev in the quarter-final, Tiafoe followed suit by beating an injured Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3 4-1.
It was not the way Tiafoe would have wanted to win as 34-year-old Dimitrov sustained an injury at the end of the third set. An American Thriller.In theaters Friday.
pic.twitter.com/hlqfH4U4EM — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 4, 2024 He was barely able to move in the fourth set before he had to retire.
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