It will be on Tiafoe to chase Alcaraz to the ends of the earth, if necessary. Catching him will be something else altogether, but dang, won’t it be fun watching him try?
Friday afternoon to advance to his second Grand Slam final of the season. Ruud was beaten in straight sets by Rafa Nadal at the French Open. There is more than the U.S. Open championship at stake. The winner of the final will ascend to No. 1 in the ATP world ranking. If it is Alcaraz, long ago dubbed “The Next Nadal,” he would be the youngest man to ever hold that No. 1 spot since the inception of the rankings in 1973.
He became the first American to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Andy Roddick was beaten in a 16-14 fifth set by Roger Federer in the 2009 Wimbledon final and the first to reach one at the U.S. Open since Roddick in 2006. “I gave everything I had. Carlos, you were too good,” Tiafoe said in an on-court interview. “I came here to win the U.S. Open and I feel like I let you guys down.” “I will come back and win this thing one day,” the 24-year-old said. “Sorry, guys.”
That included Wednesday’s 5:15 quarterfinal victory over Jannik Sinner, which ended at 2:50 a.m. Thursday. Earlier, Alcaraz had gotten off the court at 2:23 a.m. following his Round of 16 victory over Marin Cilic. By the way, this was not necessarily a hometown crowd for Tiafoe. There were dueling intermittent sing-song chants, alternating with “Let’s Go Carlos!” and “Let’s Go Frances!” The atmosphere matched the entertainment. This was one to remember.
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