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'Truly special' Frances Tiafoe dumps cookies for slice of US Open cake

South African Wayne Ferreira, a former top six player who made the quarter-finals himself in New York in 1992, has been Tiafoe's coach since 2020. He admitted, however, that when they started their collaboration, he wasn't immediately impressed. "Food intake was terrible at the beginning. The effort on the practices and on the court wasn't good enough," Ferreira said Wednesday. "He liked a lot of candy and chocolates and cookies. He'd eat at unusual times. He missed breakfast a lot...he was, in my opinion, not really professional enough."

Top seed Swiatek battles past Pegula and into last four

Iga Swiatek clicked into gear as she stayed on course for a second grand slam title of the season by battling past Jessica Pegula and into the semi-finals of the US Open.

Iga Swiatek holds her nerve to battle past Jessica Pegula and march into semi-finals

Iga Swiatek’s hunt for a third career Grand Slam title remains on track as she marched in her maiden US Open semi-final with an absorbing 6-3 7-6(4) victory over Jessica Pegula. It was far from straightforward, but the world No. 1 held her nerve, winning the crucial points to emerge victorious on Arthur Ashe Stadium to set up a clash with Aryna Sabalenka in the last-four.

Frances Tiafoe defeats Andrey Rublev to make it to US Open semifinals

Tiafoe, aiming to become the first African-American man to win the US Open since Arthur Ashe in 1968, put on a scintillating performance to defeat Russian ninth seed Rublev 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/0), 6-4 in 2 hours and 36 minutes. It was another superb giant-killing performance from the 24-year-old Tiafoe, who eliminated Spanish legend Rafael Nadal in the fourth round on Monday.