In the US, Tiafoe defeats Medvedev to reach US Open quarterfinals
American tennis player Frances Tiafoe defeated Daniil Medvedev in New York, United States, in the fourth round of the US Open and reached the tournament's quarterfinals. The match ended 7:6 (1), 6:4, 7:6 (6). As Channel NewsAsia reports, 11th-seeded Tiafoe defeated Medvedev for the first time in a match outside the team Laver Cup tournament.
Victory after six defeats
Before Sunday's match, Medvedev held a 6:1 advantage in head-to-head meetings with Tiafoe. The American's only previous victory over the Russian came at the Laver Cup. Tiafoe said that Medvedev had beaten him many times and that this victory was his first in a regular match.
In the first set, Tiafoe trailed 5:6 but broke serve and took the set to a tiebreak. There, he played aggressively at the net and won the tiebreak. In the fifth game of the second set, the American broke serve with a forehand down the line. On his third set point, he won the rally with a precise backhand volley, for which Medvedev applauded him.
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Match against Michelsen
In the third set, the players exchanged early breaks, after which the contest again went to a tiebreak. Tiafoe repeatedly used a serve-and-volley tactic. In the decisive tiebreak, he saved a set point, and the match ended with a Medvedev error in a baseline rally.
Tiafoe's next opponent will be his compatriot Alex Michelsen. The American also maintained a 10-match unbeaten streak on the Louis Armstrong court at Flushing Meadows. Tiafoe noted the support of the spectators at this arena.
