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Tiafoe erases two-set deficit to reach US Open semi-finals
September 9, 2026 at 06:55 AM
Frances Tiafoe came from two sets down to defeat Alex Michelsen in a US Open quarter-final lasting four hours and 38 minutes.
- Tiafoe won 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) on Tuesday, recovering from two sets and a break down in the third.
- The win sends Tiafoe to his third US Open semi-final in five years, where he will face Carlos Alcaraz or Ben Shelton on Friday.
- Michelsen, competing in his first Grand Slam quarter-final, had not dropped a set before the match and was in tears as the pair embraced.
- Tiafoe said Michelsen "easily could have won today," while Michelsen said he will "be here again."