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'Sorry' star cries in heartbreaking crowd apology - CtrlF.XYZ

'Sorry' star cries in heartbreaking crowd apology

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Frances Tiafoe's imagination tally astatine his location slam was ceased by Carlos Alcaraz successful different lengthy, five-set lucifer for the young Spaniard.

Alcaraz, the No.3 seed, triumphed 6-7(6-8), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 6-3 aft the 22nd effect saved a lucifer constituent successful the 4th acceptable and won the tiebreak to unit a deciding set.

Throughout the tense encounter, Tiafoe refused to springiness up, showcasing his talent, athleticism and committedness to his craft.

"He was brilliant this tourney and it took idiosyncratic of Alcaraz's stature and brilliance to bushed him," Australian tennis large Wally Masur told Stan's Grand Slam Daily.

"It indispensable springiness him large assurance going forward, I mean the blueprint is determination for Tiafoe.

"Don't the assemblage [love him] - evidently being an American helps - but he's electric, helium tin bash astonishing things, he's precise dynamic and the assemblage truly respond to him.

"I hope helium conscionable forges up due to the fact that - possibly clay's going to beryllium a spot hard for him - but connected each different aboveground he's a threat."

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Despite toppling 3 top-20 players - Diego Schwartzman, Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev to scope the semi-final, Tiafoe appeared devastated aft the last shot.

Speaking successful a rare post-match interrogation arsenic the loser on-court, Tiafoe fought backmost tears arsenic helium addressed the crowd.

Tiafoe's stunning lucifer constituent save

"I gave everything I had. Too bully from Carlos tonight," helium said.

"I gave everything I had for the past 2 weeks.

"Honestly, I came present wanting to triumph the US Open. I consciousness similar I fto you guys down.

"This 1 truly hurts, this 1 really, truly hurts.

"Too bully from Carlos, you're going to triumph a batch of expansive slams. You're a hellhole of a player, hellhole of a person. I'm blessed I got to stock the tribunal with you connected specified a large stage.

"I'm gonna travel backmost and I volition triumph this happening 1 day. I'm atrocious guys."

In his ain interview, Alcaraz echoed the tremendous effort needed to assertion the coveted 2nd spot successful the final.

"We are successful a semi-final of a expansive slam. We person to springiness everything we person inside, we person to combat until the past war," helium said.

"It doesn't substance if we're warring for 5 hours, six hours, it doesn't matter.

"We person to springiness everything connected court. Frances gave everything connected court, truthful it's amazing."

Asked if Tiafoe was a expansive slam champion successful waiting, Masur said the 24-year-old was destined for higher honours.

"If helium plays similar this, connected a accelerated tribunal astatine the US Open, absolutely," helium said.

"He was a whisker distant from being successful the final."

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