Tiafoe vs Michelsen: two sets each, fifth set live on Ashe
LIVE on Arthur Ashe. Tiafoe 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-4 Michelsen. Michelsen serving. The American Slam drought since Roddick in 2003 is still the air in the building.
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Tiafoe | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Alex Michelsen | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
LIVE: Tiafoe 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-4 Michelsen (fifth set)
Why this one matters: three American men reached the last eight. This is the all-American quarter, and it has gone the distance.
BBC has it live on Ashe. Alex Michelsen took the first two sets 7-5, 6-3. Frances Tiafoe, the eleventh seed, took the next two 7-5, 6-3. In the fifth it is 3-4, Michelsen serving. That is the score. That is not a result.
Tiafoe beat Daniil Medvedev to get here. Michelsen is in his first Slam quarter-final. The United States has not had a men's major champion since Andy Roddick on this court in 2003. Write the fifth set. Do not write a finalist.
The stakes
A semi-final against Alcaraz or Shelton. One American goes through. One goes home. Not decided.
The rivalry angle
Two Americans, one court, a drought that is 23 years old and still unsolved tonight.
Players who could decide it
Eleventh seed. Beat Medvedev to get here. Trailed two sets to love.
First Slam quarter-final. Took the first two sets, serving in the fifth.
Did you know?
- !All-American men's quarter-final on Ashe.
- !Michelsen took the first two sets. Tiafoe took the next two.
- !No winner. Fifth set in progress.
Sources
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