NEW YORK:
American Frances Tiafoe swept previous former champion Daniil Medvedev in straight units Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals of the US Open.
A two-time semi-finalist at New York’s Flushing Meadows, the Eleventh-seeded Tiafoe defeated seventh-seeded Medvedev of Russia 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) to achieve the quarter-finals for the fourth time in 5 years.
Medvedev held leads in two of the three units, however was outplayed by the American at key junctures.
“I performed nicely when it counted,” Tiafoe stated. “Yeah, I got here up with some loopy stuff, however it needed to be that good towards such a top quality participant in Daniil.”
Tiafoe loved loud help from the gang in Louis Armstrong Stadium, the place he has by no means misplaced.
After the match, Tiafoe stood earlier than the gang and pointed to his ear, asking for noise. He additionally took a digital basketball shot, acknowledging hoop stars Lisa Leslie, AJ Dybantsa and Victor Oladipo who have been in his cheering part.
“The vitality has been wonderful,” Tiafoe informed a court-side interviewer. “It is just like the folks’s courtroom. I am loving the vitality for positive.”
Medvedev had gained six of seven prior matches towards the American, together with a straight-set drubbing in the identical spherical of the 2020 US Open.
However Medvedev, who gained the US Open in 2021 for his solely Grand Slam, has had an up-and-down 2026.
He has gained two ATP titles and notched a win over Carlos Alcaraz on the prestigious Indian Wells event.
However Medvedev, who has reached six profession Grand Slam finals, failed this yr to advance past the spherical of 16 at any Grand Slam.
Medvedev served for the primary set, however was damaged at 6-5 after which misplaced the tiebreaker decisively.
Too typically, Medvedev was unable to consolidate lead. He hit an excellent backhand overhead to take a 4-3 lead within the third-set tiebreaker, however adopted it up with a feeble backhand error.
Nonetheless, the Russian held a set level within the third-set tiebreaker. However Tiafoe obtained the higher of a web alternate between the lads, then proceeded to take the following two factors to seal the win.