Tiafoe completes epic comeback to break Michelsen’s heart at US Open
No 11 seed rallies for 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (6) win
TL;DR
- Frances Tiafoe came back from two sets down to defeat Alex Michelsen in the US Open quarter-finals.
- Michelsen served for the match in the third set, but Tiafoe rallied to win 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
- Tiafoe reached his third US Open semi-final in five years, a feat previously achieved by only one other American man this century.
- Michelsen, 22, was aiming for a historic run, having not dropped a set before the quarter-finals.
- Tiafoe described the win as 'huge' and a 'Braveheart-type win', ranking it highly among his career victories.