France's tfo's advance to the US Open semi-finals is a significant milestone for American tennis reigniting hopes that the long-standing Grand Slam singles title drought could finally end no American man has claimed such a title since Andy rodic's victory at the 2003 US Open but this weekend TFO has the chance to change the narrative TFO secured his place in the semi-finals after his opponent grigor demitro retired due to an injury in the fourth set at the time of dimitrov's retirement TFO was leading 6 to3 6 to 77 to 5 6 to3 421 the win guaranteed that an American man will compete in the US Open final for the first time since 2009 tfo's opponent in the semi-finals will be fellow American Taylor Fritz who has also reached his first major semi-final Fritz the highest strength American man at no 12 defeated no for seed Alexanders verev in a tough fouret match with scores of 7 to6 7-2 3-6 6 to4 7-6 7 to3 both TFO and Fritz ranked no 20 and no 12 respectively are set to face each other in what promises to be an intense and historic matchup this this is the first time since 2005 that two American men will meet in a grand slam semi-final the last occurrence was when Andre aesy defeated Robbie Jane at the US Open only to lose to Roger Federer in the final TFO who had a dream run to the US Open semi-finals in 2022 is no stranger to the pressures of this stage two years ago he electrified fans by defeating Rafael Nadal in the round of 16 and upsetting Andre rublev in the quarterfinals before eventually falling to Carlos alcaras in the semi-finals despite the unusual circumstances of advancing due to dimitrov's injury TFO remains positive and focused expressing his excitement about reaching another semi-final at Arthur Ash Stadium Fritz on the other hand has had a breakthrough tournament prior to this US Open Fritz had struggled to get past the quarterfinals in Grand Slam events holding a zero to for record in Major quarterfinals his victory over Zev however marks a turning point and Fritz is approaching the semi-finals with a determined mindset it's cool I'm in the semis Fritz told reporters but I very much have the mindset of you know the joke's not done he attributes his success to gaining more experience in high pressure situations which has allowed him to remain composed and focused on the task ahead dimitrov at 30 3 years old was the oldest player left in the singles draw and was aiming to reach his first major semi-final since 2019 unfortunately his body couldn't keep up with the demands of the tournament after a grueling five-set win over Andre rublev in the previous round demitra appeared to suffer an injury at the end of the third set against TFO despite his efforts to continue he ultimately retired after five games in the fourth set this marks the second consecutive Grand Slam in which theit has had to retire due to injury following his withdrawal from Wimbledon earlier this year due to a grin injury as the US Open approaches its final stages all eyes are on TFO and Fritz both players have a unique opportunity to make history and end a two decade long drought for American men in Grand Slam singles titles with the final just one match away the pressure is immense but so is the potential for a new chapter in a American tennis fans and analysts alike are eagerly anticipating the semi-final clash between these two rising stars as they battle not just for a spot in the final but for the pride of American tennis that concludes the news kindly subscribe for more latest news