welcome back to English news today your source for all the latest in sports politics and trending news across the United States today we dive into a thrilling and historic moment at the US Open a moment that guarantees an American presence in the men's final for the first time in nearly two decades Francis TFO and Taylor Fritz two of America's brightest tennis stars have set up a highly anticipated All-American semi-final showdown at the US Open this exciting development marks the first time since 2005 that two American men will face off in the semi finals of a major tournament tfo's Journey to the semi-finals wasn't without drama his quarterfinal opponent Gregor dimitrov was forced to retire late in the fourth set due to an injury tifo was leading 6 to3 6 to7 6:3 4:1 when demitro called it quits allowing TFO to advance to the final four at Flushing Meadows for the second time in 3 years it's not the way I want to get through tifo admitted but obviously I'm happy to be in another semi-final here it's incredible his sentiments cap the Bittersweet nature of the victory highlighting the intense competition and physical demands of the tournament meanwhile Taylor frit secured his spot in the semi-finals with a hard-fought win over Alexander vev the 12th seated Californian triumphed in four sets 7 to6 3-6 6 to4 7 to6 marking his first ever appearance in a major semi-final after years of perseverance and near misses Fritz and TFO have a long history together having faced each other since their teenage years in junior tournaments now they're paths cross again this time on one of tennis's biggest stages both players have described this upcoming match as the biggest of their careers we've known each other for so long tifo said reflecting on their journey to be able to play him here is going to be awesome Fritz who holds a 6 to1 head-to-head advantage over tifo added that the semi-final could be crazy this semi-final is historic not just for these two players but for American tennis as a whole the last time two American men met in a grand slam semi-final was in 2005 when Andre Agassi defeated Robbie ginepri right here in New York and no American man has won a grand slam since Andy rodic's US Open victory in 2003 tifo and Fritz represent a new wave of American tennis talent that has been steadily Rising alongside players like Tommy Paul and Riley opela they've been knocking on the door for years and now they stand on the brink of greatness this semi-final is a testament to the dedication hard work and belief that this generation can finally bring American men's tennis back to the top as we count down to the first All-American semi-final in nearly two decades the stakes couldn't be higher tune in this Friday to witness history in the making will it be tifo or Fritz who advances to the US Open final one thing's for sure this is a match you won't want to miss the screen Fades to black with a text stay tuned to English news today for more updates and in-depth coverage of the US Open and Beyond