what's something people don't know about American tennis it's making a huge comeback at the US Open Francis TFO and Taylor Fritz have set the stage for a historic All-American semi-final Clash guaranteeing an American man in the singles final for the first time in 18 years TFO punched his ticket by advancing past an injured Gregor demitro while Fritz triumphed over Alexander Zev in a nail-biting encounter this is tfo's third major semi-final and a career breakthrough for Fritz who reaches this stage for the first time Fritz's victory over Zev was a 7 6 2 3 66 4763 Thriller showcasing his growth and resilience he's now beaten four top 10 ATP players in Majors this season a feat unmatched by any American since Andre a gassi in 1999 the upcoming semi-final promises to be electric with the last American man to win a grand slam being Andy rodic back in 2003 the weight of History rests on their shoulders will TFO or Fritz be the next to make us open history stay tuned for this epic showdown