Tiafoe reaches US Open quarterfinals by beating second seed Nadal

The American tennis player broke the Spaniard’s winning streak at the Grand Slam tournaments this year

American Francis Tiafoe went out in US Open quarter-finalsbeating the second seeded and ex-first racket of the world Rafael Nadal.

Tiafoe beat Nadal in four sets. This is Francis’ first victory over the Spaniard in his career.

Also, the American tennis player interrupted the Spaniard’s winning streak at the Grand Slam tournaments this year. Recall that Nadal became the champion at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and withdrew before the match due to injury.

For reaching his debut semi-final, Tiafoe will compete with Andrey Rublev, who plays under a neutral status

Francis Tiafoe, 24, is the youngest American to have made it to the US Open quarterfinals since Andy Roddick played at that stage at 22 in 2004.

US Open. Fourth circle. Men

Francis Tiafoe (USA, 22) – Rafael Nadal (Spain, 2) – 3:1 (6:4, 4:6, 6:4, 6:3)

Source: Sportarena

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