The US Open reaches the quarter-final stage at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday., with the motion reside on Sky Sports activities.
America might be represented by Taylor Fritz, Francis Tiafoe and Emma Navarro within the quarter-finals.
Fritz faces Alexander Zverev with Tiafoe taking up Grigor Dimitrov within the males’s draw. In Tuesday’s ladies’s quarter-finals Paula Badosa performs Navarro, whereas Aryna Sabalenka goes up towards Zheng Qinwen
Tiafoe established himself as one of many US Open’s chief entertainers after an exciting five-set victory over fellow American Ben Shelton. He then defeated Alexei Popyrin with the Australian coming off his beautiful win over Novak Djokovic.
Tiafoe, seeded twentieth, is trying to match his finest ever run at a Grand Slam as he faces ninth seed Dimitrov for a final-four berth.
Tiafoe misplaced to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz on the semi-final stage in 2022. He’s the primary US males’s participant to succeed in three consecutive US Open quarter-finals since Andy Roddick, who can also be the final American male to win their residence slam again in 2003.
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Highlights of the US Open match between Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe
“Seeing the Williams sisters win titles here, seeing Roger (Federer) win here a million times, I was like, I want to play on this court and it’s so iconic – obviously named after Arthur Ashe,” he stated.
“I wanted to be part of that and it brings out the best in me.”
Tiafoe added: “I’m just taking it day by day, literally. Grand Slams, two weeks, there’s a lot going on.
“You may’t get forward of your self and have a look at what may occur and issues shaking out. Everybody is nice, so it does not actually matter who’s in or who’s not.”
Bulgaria’s Dimitrov dashed a comeback try by sixth seed Andrey Rublev to succeed in the US Open quarter-finals for the primary time since 2019.
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Highlights from the match between Emma Navarro and Coco Gauff on the US Open
Navarro is thru to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the second time in her profession and the primary on the US Open after she upset defending champion Coco Gauff final outing.
“This is the city I was born in and it feels so special to be playing here,” Navarro stated.
Order of Play (all occasions UK)
Arthur Ashe Stadium
5pm
Paula Badosa (Esp) (26) vs Emma Navarro (USA) (13)
6pm
Taylor Fritz (USA) (12) vs Alexander Zverez (Ger) (4)
12am
Zheng Qinwen (Chi) (7) vs Aryna Sabalenka (2)
Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) (9) vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) (20)
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