LIVE: 'Cranky' star cries during major US upset

Frances Tiafoe became the archetypal American antheral to scope the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006 by beating Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 down the backing of a boisterous partisan assemblage successful Arthur Ashe Stadium connected Wednesday.

The 24-year-old Tiafoe, who grew up successful Maryland, enactment connected a show conscionable arsenic strong, if not stronger, than the 1 helium utilized to destruct 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal successful the 4th round.

The No. 22-seeded Tiafoe played aggressive, violative tennis and utilized 18 aces on with beardown nett play to oust No. 9 Rublev, a Russian who dropped to 0-6 successful large quarterfinals.

Andy Roddick was the past U.S. antheral to get to the semifinals astatine Flushing Meadows erstwhile helium mislaid to Roger Fededer successful the rubric lucifer 16 years ago. Roddick besides was the past antheral from the state to triumph immoderate Grand Slam singles championship, taking the 2003 U.S. Open.

Tiafoe's archetypal vocation Grand Slam semifinal volition travel Friday against No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz oregon No. 11 Jannik Sinner.

In the women's quarterfinals Wednesday, No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka earned a 2nd consecutive travel to the last 4 astatine Flushing Meadows with a 6-1, 7-6 (4) triumph implicit Karolina Pliskova.

"I'm acceptable for it," Sabalenka said. "I'm acceptable for different fight."

Sabalenka's adjacent hostile volition beryllium No. 1 Iga Swiatek oregon No. 8 Jessica Pegula, who were scheduled to play each different Wednesday night.

Pegula is the past subordinate from the United States successful the women's bracket.

Frances Tiafoe has precocious to his archetypal US Open semi final, defeating Andrey Rublev successful consecutive sets, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4.

Epic infinitesimal for the homegrown No.22 seed.

Rublev couldn't stitchery himself emotionally aft shedding a teardrop erstwhile helium gave up service precocious successful the 3rd acceptable to beauteous overmuch acquisition wrapper it for the American.

Tiafoe faces either Yannik Sinner oregon Carlos Alcaraz next.

He's 1-2 against Sinner and 1-0 against Alcaraz, beating him successful Barcelona past year.

Andrey Rublev cried into his towel aft helium mislaid his service successful the sixth crippled to springiness Tiafoe a aureate accidental to suffice for the semi finals.

"The infinitesimal got the amended of him determination for a second," the commentary squad noticed.

The Russian couldn't assistance but shed a teardrop astir most apt owed to the mode he's played today.

It's been an uncharacteristic performance. Even during the crippled wherever helium mislaid his serve, helium missed a forehand helium should person got to, leaving those calling the lucifer surprised.

"What happened there? I've ne'er seen Rublev disconnected equilibrium and miss the shot similar that."

The American thrashed Rublev successful the 2nd acceptable tiebreaker 7-0.

An implicit hammering. Rublev is uncovering it hard to woody with the No.22 seed's powerfulness from the baseline, which was connected afloat show successful his triumph past circular against Rafael Nadal.

Tiafoe is yet to suffer a tie-break successful this tourney and helium wasn't astir to commencement against the Russian.

He smashed 2 aces and mixed his crippled up good with driblet shots and transverse tribunal forehands and backhands.

The show saw Rublev smash his racket against his genu successful frustration. Fair to accidental he's channelled Nick Kyrgios passim the match, spewing venom astatine his squad container endlessly.

"How tin you play good erstwhile you're this cranky?" a subordinate of the commentary squad said.

Tiafoe is up 7-6, 7-6 truthful far.

Big upset brewing. Rublev is the No.9 seed. 

American Frances Tiafoe is riding the location assemblage enactment successful his quarter-final against Russian Andrey Rublev.

The No.22 effect took the archetypal acceptable 7-6 and held service successful the 2nd to pb 4-3.

They've been connected tribunal for implicit an hr and 20 minutes.

Aryna Sabalenka returned to the U.S. Open semifinals Wednesday with a 6-1, 7-6 (4) triumph implicit Karolina Pliskova.

Sabalenka is the lone subordinate inactive live successful either gully who reached the last 4 successful Flushing Meadows past year. She mislaid to runner-up Leylah Fernandez successful the semifinals.

The No. 6 effect from Belarus volition look top-ranked Iga Swiatek oregon No. 8 Jessica Pegula for a spot successful her archetypal Grand Slam final.

"I'm acceptable for it," Sabalenka said. "I'm acceptable for different fight."

She reached her lone different large semifinal past twelvemonth astatine Wimbledon, wherever Pliskova bushed her earlier falling to Ash Barty.

Sabalenka rapidly showed this matchup would beryllium overmuch different, racing to a 4-0 pb against the 2016 U.S. Open runner-up and wrapping up the archetypal acceptable successful 28 minutes.

Frances Tiafoe, coming disconnected his upset of No. 2 Rafael Nadal, faced No. 9 Andrey Rublev successful 1 men's quarterfinal Wednesday. No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 11 Jannik Sinner were to conscionable successful the precocious match.

Good greeting tennis fans and invited to Wide World of Sports' LIVE sum from Day 10 of the 2022 US Open!

It's a small spot of a sombre time for Aussie fans with Nick Kyrgios and Ajla Tomljanovic being sent packing connected Day 9, but that doesn't mean there's nary prima powerfulness remaining successful some the men's and women's draws.

Women's No.1 Iga Swiatek volition beryllium successful enactment successful a blockbuster clash against US hometown leader Jessica Pegula.

We've besides got a blockbuster clash successful the men's gully with 2 young guns, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, facing off.

Strap yourselves successful arsenic we bring you each the latest scores, updates and video highlights!

Australian tennis icon Wally Masur is expecting large things from some Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner up of their blockbuster clash astatine Flushing Meadows.

Of course, there's lone 1 of the young guns that tin prevail successful today's clash, but Masur believes some person expansive slam titles successful their futures.

"Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner person arrived, nary question astir that," Masur told Stan Sports' Grand Slam Daily.

"They are superb players and they are going to spell go connected and triumph majors."

Masur is peculiarly large connected Alcaraz, who helium says is "in the mould of (Rafa) Nadal".

"Alcaraz is simply a clay-courter, but helium has developed different dimensions to his game. He's got powerfulness disconnected some wings," helium said.

"He is simply a item reel and an perfectly breathtaking subordinate successful the mould of a Nadal, conscionable ne'er says dice connected immoderate point."