Carlos Alcaraz overcame an early deficit, cruised to an ostensibly snug lead, then halted Frances Tiafoe’s surging comeback to advance to the U.S. Open championship, successful Friday’s semifinal, 6-7 (8-6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (7-5), 6-3.
The No. 3-ranked Spaniard climbed into the motive force’s seat in the course of the second set, breaking Tiafoe’s serve and initiating a run that lasted by means of the third set as Tiafoe light halfway by means of the match.
Tiafoe struggled along with his first serve. He struggled to reply to Alcaraz’s offensive repertoire. However he discovered new life in a tightly contested fourth set, which the No. 22-ranked American wrenched from his opponent, setting a report for probably the most tiebreaker wins in a single U.S. Open (eight) within the course of.
