NEW YORK—With the hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders, American Frances Tiafoe rose to the occasion on Sept. 7, by reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal with 7–6(3), 7–6(0), 6–4 win over Russian Andrey Rublev at the U.S. Open.
Not since Andy Roddick in 2003 has a U.S. man won the title at Flushing Meadows and the pressure was on for the 24-year-old to build on his stunning win over second seed Rafa Nadal in the fourth round.
