Frances Tiafoe’s spectacular run at the 2022 U.S. Open was finally brought to an end in the semifinals by Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller in front of a packed crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night.
The 24-year-old American held on for more than four hours, but couldn’t withstand a final surge from the 19-year-old Spaniard and No. 3 player in the field, falling 6–7 (6), 6–3, 6–1, 6–7 (5), 6–3 in a match that lasted until nearly midnight in New York City.
Tiafoe, who inspired the likes of former first lady Michelle Obama and Wizards star Bradley Beal to come to Flushing Meadows to support him, became the first American man to make the semifinals of the U.S. Open since 2006. However, the Maryland native couldn’t help but feel like he came up just short of his ultimate goal: winning his country’s lone Grand Slam.
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