![]() However, the rise of youngsters such as Daniil Medvedev, Alex Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas in recent years has provided enough evidence to suggest that there will be no lack of entertainment and drama once the ‘Big Three’ do finally decide to call it quits. Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are unquestionably the three greatest players of all time – whichever order you have them in is down to personal preference – and their inevitable departures from the Tour will leave a hole no player will be able to fill. KENA BETANCUR/AFP/AFP via Getty Imagesįor years, tennis fans have been fearing the day the sport’s ‘Big Three’ all finally decide to hang up their rackets. Tiafoe, here celebrating after defeating Russia's Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals, had his best grand slam tournament of his career. This year there were four first-time US Open men’s semifinalists for the first time since the inaugural US Championships in 1881 (William Glyn, Robert Gould Shaw, Edward Gray, Richard Sears). This will be Alcaraz’s first grand slam final. 1 in the world if Ruud and Alcaraz had both lost in the US Open semifinals. Nadal, who lost to Tiafoe in the round of 16, would have risen to No. This will be Ruud’s second grand slam final appearance, having lost in the French Open final earlier this year to Rafael Nadal. “That would be I think the ideal situation.” 1,” Ruud told reporters as Alcaraz was playing in his semifinal. “I think what’s most fair is if we both reach the final and whoever wins the final reaches the world No. He defeated Russian Karen Khachanov, the No. Should Ruud, 23, win the title, he would make biggest jump to world No. … I’m going to give everything that I have.” 1 in the world, but at the same time, it’s so far away, you know? I have one more to go against a player who plays unbelievable. “It’s amazing to be able to fight for big things,” Alcaraz said to ESPN in an on-court interview. Should he ascend to the top, he would tie Carlos Moya, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras for the biggest jumps to world No. If Alcaraz wins the final, he will become the youngest world No. I’m sorry, guys.”Īlcaraz celebrates after winning the semifinal match against Tiafoe. I’m going to come back and I will win this thing one day. I’m happy I got to share the court on such a big stage with you. “You’re a hell of a player, a hell of a person. This one really, really hurts.”Īlcaraz is “going to win a lot of grand slams,” Tiafoe told the teen phenom. Honestly, I came here and wanted to win the US Open. I gave everything I had the last two weeks. “Too good from Carlos tonight,” Tiafoe told ESPN in front of the crowd. Roddick was the last American man to reach the final at the US Open, in 2006, and is the last American man to win a major, which came at the US Open in 2003. 22 seed Tiafoe, 24, was seeking to become the first American grand slam men’s finalist since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009. 5 seed, in Sunday’s final, and the stakes are high: The winner will rise to No. 4 from Spain who pulled through, 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 in four hours, 19 minutes.Īlcaraz will face Norway’s Casper Ruud, the No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals.Īfter being down in the match, Tiafoe had forced a fifth set, delighting the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd – which included Michelle Obama. ![]() Frances Tiafoe’s run at the US Open ended Friday with a loss to No.
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