Nadal

2022 - 9 - 6

Frances Tiafoe Makes A Huge Statement For American Tennis ... (Forbes)

Frances Tiafoe upset 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the US Open 4th round in 4 sets.

In the fourth set, Nadal broke for a 3-1 lead with an inside-out forehand to the corner and then shouted toward his box. He added in a comment to the Spanish media: “The last few weeks have been tough. I put some bandage for the humidity, to stop the humidity on my hands. When I feel that I will be ready to compete again, I will be there.” He then suffered the abdominal injury at Wimbledon that kept him out for a month before he lost his first and only match at the U.S. Open and I faced a player that was better than me. He did not play the last two years due to the pandemic and injuries. That's the only way to improve or that's the only way that I understand you are able to find solutions. I was not able to hold a high level of tennis for a long time. Nadal and Djokovic have won 15 of the last 17 majors. “I don't know what to say right now,” Tiafoe said on court. Open encounter Monday afternoon, Frances Tiafoe sprinted past the net to his chair like Pete Rose taking first base after a walk.

Frances Tiafoe Stuns Rafael Nadal At The US Open, Dents ... (ATP Tour)

Frances Tiafoe becomes the first American man to reach the quarter-finals in New York since John Isner in 2018. © Mike Stobe/Getty Images.

[Marcos Giron](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcos-giron/gc88/overview), [Jason Kubler](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jason-kubler/kb95/overview) and [Diego Schwartzman](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/diego-schwartzman/sm37/overview) in straight sets during the opening week in New York and is now up to No. [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) and Norway’s [Casper Ruud](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview). Earlier this season he enjoyed a run to the final in Estoril, before he advanced to the fourth round at [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview). 2 Spaniard in the third round in 2005. [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium to earn his third Top 5 win. “When I first came on the scene I felt like a lot of people had a lot of expectations on me on how I would do,” Tiafoe said. He then hit a double fault at 30/40 to gift the Spaniard the set. Tiafoe stuck to his game plan, though, and worked his way back into the set. 1](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-alcaraz-ruud-us-open-2022-world-no-1-scenarios). When serving at 4-5, 15/15, the American misjudged a backhand from Nadal, leaving a ball that caught the line. In a lively first set, Tiafoe quickly found his range from the baseline. Tiafoe had never won a set against Nadal and trailed the Spaniard 0-2 in their ATP Head2Head series prior to their meeting in New York.

Frances Tiafoe beats Rafael Nadal to reach the U.S. Open ... (The Washington Post)

The Hyattsville, Md., native was sharp throughout four sets and became the first player to beat Nadal at a major this year.

She rose from 76th in the world at the end of that year to a career-high seventh this season after teaming up with David Witt, Venus Williams’s former longtime coach, and dedicating more time to the professional side of professional tennis: eating right, preparing thoroughly and taking care of her body. But in the next game, Nadal served two double faults and Tiafoe didn’t let the chance slip through his fingers. 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,” Tiafoe said. “The biggest thing with things like that is the time I played him before, I got broken so early in each set,” Tiafoe said. Tiafoe’s victory denied Nadal the chance to expand his lead over Novak Djokovic (21) and Federer (20) in Grand Slam wins. His physical improvement has led to a He was the first man to beat Nadal at a major this year, with the Spaniard having won the Australian Open and the French Open. He had been practicing with a high level of intensity ahead of the tournament but couldn’t serve with the same ferocity because scar tissue on his abdomen limited his movement. When he clinched it by forcing a backhand error from Nadal, he chucked his racket toward his chair and placed his hands around his head. He is through to his first U.S. But Monday, with a smart, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Rafael Nadal, he displayed a tactician’s discipline in ousting the 22-time Grand Slam champion.

Nadal knocked out of US Open (RNZ)

Rafa Nadal is making no excuses after his shock loss to American Frances Tiafoe in the US Open fourth round.

At the end the only thing that happened is we went to the fourth round of the US Open and I faced a player that was better than me. That's the only way to improve or that's the only way that I understand you are able to find solutions." "For some reason, I don't know, mental issues in terms of a lot of things happened the last couple of months ...

'I can't believe it': Nadal knocked out of US Open in massive boilover (New Zealand Herald)

Rafael Nadal has been eliminated at the US Open in his first grand slam loss of the year.

The early edge was a boon for Tiafoe. He sat on the bench and buried his head in a towel as Nadal walked off and waved to the crowd. Nadal entered 22-0 at Grand Slam events in 2022. "A lot of people had a lot of expectations of me and I wasn't ready for it. I wasn't mature enough for it. I played unbelievable tennis today, I really don't know what happened.

Nadal out of US Open in upset loss to Tiafoe (1 News)

American Frances Tiafoe buried his head in his hands and cried on the court after he shook hands with Rafael Nadal.

The 24-year-old Tiafoe is the youngest American to reach the quarterfinals since Andy Roddick did so at 24 in 2006. The early edge was a boon for Tiafoe. He sat on the bench and buried his head in a towel as Nadal walked off and waved to the crowd.