Tiafoe broke back for for 2-all, but Tiafoe then lost the next game at love, double-faulting to lose the game. In the decisive fifth, Alcaraz broke Tiafoe in the first game, his seventh break of the match. And he did so despite Tiafoe winning two tiebreaks, improving to a record 8-0 in breakers in one U.S. He once again calmly and coolly went five sets for the third straight match - joining Stefan Edberg and Andre Agassi among men to win three straight five-setters to reach a final.
If Alcaraz was fatigued from that match, or overwhelmed by the moment, it didn’t show. “I don’t think it’s too much to say it was one of the greatest matches we’ve ever seen at the Open, even though it was a quarter,” John McEnroe said on air. He didn’t leave the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center until 5 a.m. LeBron James is also a fan of Tiafoe’s, sending a supportive Tweet after his last match.Īlcaraz was coming off playing two matches that lasted longer than the Godfather trilogy, including a 5-hour, 15-minute quarterfinal over Jannik Sinner that ended at 2:50 a.m. The winner of the final will take home $2.6 million and the runner-up $1.3 million.Īt one point in the first set, Michelle Obama gave Tiafoe the thumbs up, and he gave her one back. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, celebrates scoring a point against Frances Tiafoe, of the United States.
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