NEW DELHI: With a thrilling all-American blockbuster victory (4-6 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3), Frances Tiafoe survived a stormy match from Ben Shelton to go to the US Open quarterfinals on Friday.
Both players had previously advanced to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows, and in a rematch of their quarterfinal match from the previous year, which the younger Shelton had won in four sets, it was the explosive Tiafoe who emerged victorious after a four-hour struggle in New York as per Reuters.