Tiafoe

It has taken until September, but Rafael Nadal finally lost a match at a Grand Slam in 2022 after he was dramatically bundled out of the US Open last night.

In these last couple of years when when the attention hasn't been on me I've been able to develop. I have a great team behind me and I've been putting the head down -- I'm happy where I am in life in general. Nadal is left on 22 Major titles, still one ahead of Novak Djokovic, currently barred from entering the US due to his unvaccinated status. The No. But then when the competition start, my level went down,’ he said. While he did not look in huge discomfort his serve was below par, responsible for nine double faults.

Frances Tiafoe pulled off the performance of his career as he overpowered and outhit 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal to make the US Open quarter-finals ...

Tiafoe went on to break Nadal again before holding at 5-3. You have to thread the needle and play high risk otherwise you keep running like a yo-yo." Despite the result Nadal will still return to world No. He is one of the greatest of all time, I played unbelievable tennis today, I really don’t know what happened." US Open Nadal broke early in the fourth set and the early signs suggested the match was going to a fifth set, but he couldn’t consolidate the break.

Tiafoe received a pleasant surprise from the Los Angeles Lakers superstar after advancing to his first US Open quarterfinals.

"Man, I was losing it in the locker room," Tiafoe told reporters later while laughing. "It was cool. Special day for me." He also said Rich Paul, James' agent, sent him a text after the match to congratulate him. You earned it!" Alongside a video of the match's final moments posted by the tournament's account, James wrote, "CONGRATS Young King!!!

NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe's vision was blurry from the tears. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, ...

Earlier in the tournament, he lost the first set of his first-round match. Then he made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon in July before withdrawing from that tournament because of a torn abdominal muscle. “At the end that’s it.” No concern now: He grabbed the last five games. “I mean, they’re going to remember today for the rest of their lives.” 2 Gustavo Kuerten in the first. And he kept his cool, remained in the moment and never let the stakes or the opponent get to him. That makes this the first U.S. His parents both emigrated to the United States from Sierra Leone in West Africa amid its civil war in the 1990s. For them, I can’t imagine what was going through their heads,” said Tiafoe, a 24-year-old American seeded 22nd at the U.S. Open since Andy Roddick in 2006, but this was not a case of a one-sided crowd backing one of its own. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match Grand Slam winning streak Monday and reached the U.S.

In the stadiums and sports clubs of Freetown, Sierra Leone, soccer is the favorite topic. But on Tuesday, several hours after Frances Tiafoe, ...

Open, and some of it is being written in Sierra Leone, where the legend of Frances Tiafoe is just taking hold. “He achieved so many firsts, and he was considered the future, the hope of American tennis. But the development of professional players in today’s game often comes slowly, and Tiafoe has, at times, struggled. Some of it is being written at the U.S. That’s the Frances Tiafoe story.” Constant left his job at the training center to start his own business, but he ended up working at a carwash while the boys’ mother, Alphina, worked as a nurse. He was paired with Misha Kouznetsov, a junior coach from Russia who pushed and pulled Frances through the early stages of his tennis development, which at times were remarkable. At first, the Tiafoes saw tennis as a vehicle for the boys to secure a university education, which only seemed attainable with a scholarship. His own mentor was Ken Brody, an investment banker and tennis enthusiast who built the Junior Tennis Champions Center to enact a vision that Tiafoe might one day fulfill. The following year, Tiafoe won the Orange Bowl, a top tournament near Miami for the world’s best juniors. Tiafoe’s uplifting story began when his parents — who had not yet met — left Sierra Leone for the United States in the 1990s to escape a civil war. Open in 16 years, some in Sierra Leone are proudly claiming the young tennis star as their own, too.

Despite having played just one match before the US Open after his Wimbledon withdrawal, Nadal, who won the Australian Open and French Open earlier this year ...

"I wasn't ready for it, mentally I wasn't mature enough for those moments, and these last couple of years when it hasn't been on me, I've been able to develop. [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! I'm able to do me, do it my way, and enjoy the game I love." "I am going to try to be ready mentally," Nadal said. "I have a great team behind me, and I've been putting my head down. "I'm beyond happy, I'm almost in tears.

In front of a rowdy home crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 22nd seed became the first man to beat Nadal on court in a grand slam this year. It also marks the ...

As he digested a bitter end to a great, complicated year, Nadal brushed off questions about his preparation and the abdominal injury that meant he only played in one tournament before the US Open. “But days will pass and I’ll keep going as I’ve done my whole life and I’m confident I have the inner strength to do it again.” So to see him post that, I was like, ‘Do I retweet it as soon as he sent it?’ I was like, ‘You know what, I’m going to be cool and act like I didn’t see it and then retweet it three hours later.’” “It’s been a few months a little difficult in every way, this is the reality. Hype has followed him since he was a teenager but he has had to be patient in adulthood, watching as his contemporaries rise up above him in the rankings and waiting to experience such moments himself. Am I ever going to be able to say I beat one of them?’ Today I was like, ‘No, I’m going to do that.’ So now, it’s something to tell the kids, the grandkids, ‘Yeah, I beat Rafa.’ Hopefully I never play him again, but hope I end with a win.” The NBA star LeBron James, Tiafoe’s idol, was among those to pay tribute to Tiafoe’s display on Twitter. “My legs were like cement,” said Tiafoe of the lengthy 4-3 game. “I was telling my agent, I felt like the world stopped. I was already tearing. I’m beyond happy, I’m almost in tears,” said Tiafoe during his on-court interview. It also marks the first time since Wimbledon 2017 that Nadal has lost before the quarter-final stage of a grand slam.

Frances Tiafoe admitted he was “losing it” in the locker room after LeBron James congratulated him for beating Rafael Nadal at the US Open.

“I don't think it will be a big three. “I still feel no pressure. It's cool to see a new era.” “Now that's over, man. “[Carlos] Alcaraz is a great personality. It will be like a big 12. There's a ton of guys playing great tennis. US Open is always a perfect time because there's no real sports really going on. “I mean, that's my guy. It's a perfect time. “You see him packing stadiums when he's playing singles, doubles, whatever. “Obviously he knows I'm a big fan of his.

Tiafoe received a pleasant surprise from the Los Angeles Lakers superstar after advancing to his first US Open quarterfinals.

"Man, I was losing it in the locker room," Tiafoe told reporters later while laughing. "It was cool. Special day for me." He also said Rich Paul, James' agent, sent him a text after the match to congratulate him. You earned it!" Alongside a video of the match's final moments posted by the tournament's account, James wrote, "CONGRATS Young King!!!

The result of the fourth round came on Arthur Ashe Stadium, where American Frances Tiafoe stunned Rafael Nadal, meaning there will be a new men's champion.

[US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) I’m still here, I’m still competing,” Aryna Sabalenka who has made the quarter-finals despite having been a set, 5-1 and two match points down in her second round tie against Kaia Kanepi. [Davis Cup](https://www.tennis365.com/category/davis-cup/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) We went to a Mets game, we went to a Yankees game. [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) “I saw on Twitter some say that is called like ‘Iga Swiatek Bakery’. “I was not able to push him back. I am not in that moment anymore,” Nadal feeling his age at 36 So to see him post that, I was like, Do I retweet it as soon as he sent it? I was like, You know what, I’m going to be cool and act like I didn’t see it and then retweet it three hours later.” Bro, I was going crazy.

Bradley Beal found out he's yet another person's favorite player -- the guy who upset Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open.

“I mean, they’re going to remember today for the rest of their lives.” His parents both emigrated to the United States from Sierra Leone in West Africa amid its civil war in the 1990s. Open since Andy Roddick in 2006, but this was not a case of a one-sided crowd backing one of its own. For them, I can’t imagine what was going through their heads,” said Tiafoe, a 24-year-old American seeded 22nd at the U.S. “My favorite basketball player in the NBA Bradley Beal got to watch this,” Tiafoe said. Open quarterfinals for the first time.

The NBA megastar was hardly the only athlete to shout out Tiafoe on Monday after a win over Rafael Nadal.

Tiafoe needed five sets to defeat him in the third round of the U.S. Tiafoe is the youngest American man to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Tiafoe is taking the attention in stride. Tiafoe has a fighting chance at moving into the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career, and perhaps beyond. Open is the first since 2000 in which neither of the top two seeded men reached the quarterfinals. Tiafoe has been a longtime Wizards supporter. I mean, they’re going to remember today for the rest of their lives.” 11 Andrey Rublev of Russia, against whom he holds a 1-1 record, on Wednesday. Beyond Tiafoe’s allure as a next great American player, his story makes him easy to root for to many. I’m going to be cool and then act like I didn’t see it and then retweet it three hours later.” To see him post that, I was like, ‘Do I retweet it as soon as he sent it?!’ I was like, you know what? What he saw sent his already swirling emotions into a tailspin.

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have dominated men's tennis over the past three decades as they have won 63 Grand Slams between them, hogged the ...

[US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) Berrettini also has a Grand Slam runner-up medal after losing against Djokovic at Wimbledon last year. [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [Davis Cup](https://www.tennis365.com/category/davis-cup/) We’ll see who that person’s going to be. It’s cool to see a new era.” There’s a bunch of guys playing great tennis. “There’s a ton of guys playing great tennis. “I think Nick is playing great tennis, and is great for tennis,” the American said. “So am I, but I am just taking it day by day. “A couple years ago I would have played Rafa and been like, ‘oh, it’s cool to play him,'” the world No 26 said. Djokovic didn’t make the trip to Flushing Meadows due to his unvaccinated status while Federer is recovering from injury.

Flushing Meadows has found a new darling in Frances Tiafoe, who set up a potential U.S. Open outcome that seemed impossible only days ago - an American man ...

with him I need to wait for my moment and use it." The Russian beat him earlier this year at Indian Wells. That’s unbelievable." "Slams, crazy things can happen. But no sooner had Serena Williams taken her leave than Tiafoe emerged to give U.S. Open outcome that seemed impossible only days ago - an American man hoisting the trophy.