Tiafoe Ends Nadal’s 22-Match Slam Streak in US Open 4th Round

Frances Tiafoe of the US reacts to defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in their fourth round match of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in the Flushing Meadows, New York, US, 05 September 2022. (EPA)

Frances Tiafoe's vision was blurry from the tears. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak Monday and reached the US Open quarterfinals for the first time.

“I felt like the world stopped,” Tiafoe said. “I couldn’t hear anything for a minute.”