The US Open quarter-finals continued tonight (Wednesday), as American Frances Tiefou continued his great tournament and qualified for the semi-finals, in front of an enthusiastic local crowd dreaming of a first local winner in more than 20 years.
Carlos Alquers is currently facing Yannick Zinner in another quarter-final.
In the women's category, the number 1 ranked Iga Shabiontek continued the momentum even at the expense of Jessica Pegula and qualified for the semi-finals, where she will meet Aryna Savalanka who beat Karolina Pliskova in two sets.
As mentioned, Tiefou qualified for the semifinals, ending a 16-year drought without Americans in the semifinals in New York (since Andy Roddick).
In addition, Tiafoe became the first African-American to qualify for the semi-finals since Arthur Ashe, completing the feat in the stadium named after him.
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On the way to another final, photo: AFP
Tiafoe, who stunned Rafael Nadal in the eighth, also showed composure against the 11th ranked in the world, with two wins in tie breakers.
In the third set, the American continued the momentum, with an efficient first serve (a total of 18 aces in 2:36 hours) and 46 winners.
At the end the score was 6:7, 6:7, 4:6.
For the women, ranked 1st in the world, Iga Shviontek beat the American Jessica Pegula in 2 sets: 3:6, 6:7 (4).
The Pole, who lost her first set in the tournament in the previous round, took another step on the way to winning another Grand Slam this year, while at the same time becoming the first Pole in history to reach the semifinals, where she will meet Aryna Sabalanka.
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