Seeded 12th in the tournament, Fritz (ATP 12th) beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev (ATP 4th) 7-6 (7:2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7:3) in the quarterfinals. reaching the semifinals of the “Grand Slam” tournament for the first time in his career.
On the other hand, in another quarterfinal, Tiafoe (ATP 20th) defeated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (ATP 9th) 6-3, 6-7 (5:7), 6-3, 4-1, who withdrew from the match in the fourth set due to injury.
The two Americans will meet in the semifinals and one of them will become the first US tennis player in the last 18 years to reach the US Open final. Since 2003, when Andy Roddick won the US Open, no US tennis player has won the US Open.
British tennis player Jack Draper (ATP 25th) will face Australian Alex de Minor (ATP 10th) in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, while ranking leader Yannick Sinner from Italy will meet Russian Daniil Medvedev (ATP 5th).
The last “Grand Slam” tournament of the season will end on September 8.
2024-09-06 21:40:15