Frances Tiafoe took an enormous step towards fulfilling his great potential as he pulled off by far the biggest win of his career, upsetting the second seed Rafael Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the US Open quarter-finals for the first time in his career.
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 first time since Wimbledon 2017 that Nadal has lost before the quarter-final of a grand slam. “I don’t even know what to say right now.
I’m beyond happy, I’m almost in tears,” said Tiafoe afterwards. “I can’t believe it. He’s definitely one of the greatest of all time.
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