Introduction [Music] Fran's TFO set up a usop semi-final against Taylor Fritz to guarantee there will be an American man in the singles final in New York for the first time in 18 Historical Context [Music] years Andy rodic was the last American man to win a grand slam singles title when he triumphed at Flushing Meadows in 2003 rodic was also the last American man to reach a US Open final having lost to Roger Federal there in Fritz's Breakthrough 2006 but the wait for a home finalist will soon be over after Fritz ended his run of grand slam quarterfinal disappointment by edging out Alexander Zev 7672 366 476 Tiafoe's Advancement 73 the ever entertaining TFO then Advanced when opponent Gregor demitro was forced to retire injured TFO LED demitro 6367 57 6341 when the Bulgarian hampered by an apparent hamstring injury ended the Quotes from Tiafoe [Music] match I didn't want to end it like that for me or the crowd but Friday is going to be one hell of a day 20th seed TFO said it's the biggest match of mine and Taylor's Fritz's Semi-Final Journey [Music] life it is a third major semi-final for tifo and a first for Fritz who had lost all four of his previous matches at this stage of a major he roared in Delight after battling past German fourth seed and 2020 runner-up Zev earlier on Fritz's Victory Over Zverev Tuesday Fritz's Victory followed New Yorker Emma Navaro beating Paula Bosa to reach the semi-finals of the women's singles this has proved to be Fritz's breakthrough moment in his 33rd Grand Slam appearance he lost to Novak jovic in the US Open quarterfinals in 2023 fell in the last eight at Wimbledon in 2022 and July this year and suffered defeat in the Australian Open quarters in Zverev's Reaction January Zev said afterwards it was the most angry and disappointed he had felt after a match in a long time I played terrible said Zev who was unusually flat in the final set and complained about his racket throughout as he chased a first Grand Slam title and a third US Open semi-final I just have no answers right now he played quite a good match I did nothing to deserve to win Prospect of an All-American Semi-Final on the prospect of an All-American semi-final against TFO Fritz said I know the crowd would really want to see me play Francis so we get an American in the final that could be Other Quarter-Final Matches crazy Britain's Jack Draper is among those remaining in the top half of the draw he plays Alex De Manor in the quarterfinal on Cruel End for Dimitrov as Tiafoe Advances Wednesday cruel end for demitro as tifo Tiafoe's Semi-Final Journey advances tfo's previous slam semi-final appearance was also in New York where he so often produces his best tennis by feeding off an animated crowd while his Dynamic attacking style helps ratchet Up the Volume further roared on by a partisan crowd TFO was on the front foot immediately to put pressure on the dimitrov serve the first break came Midway through the opening set and there was little Jeopardy as the American closed it Dimitrov's Struggle out de had been oddly passive and quickly went a breakdown in the second but urged on by coach Jamie Delgado he backed his shot making and was rewarded he rescued the break and an electric end to the second set saw the pair go shot for shot in the tie break it came to an almost comical conclusion as having earned three set points dimitrov double faulted twice only for tifo to hand him the third with a double fault of his Tiafoe's Reaction own obviously it's not the way I wanted to get through but being in another semifinal here is incredible tifo said afterwards