11 seed, but she was eliminated by Alize Cornet in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) in the first round. On the women's side, defending champion Emma Raducanu entered as the No.

After the loss, Kyrgios smashed two rackets out of frustration. The Australian star went on to lose in a five-set match against Khachonov in the quarterfinal round. 23 seed - and Wimbledon runner-up - Nick Kyrgios. 1 Daniil Medvedev won the 2021 tournament but fell short of defending his title this year as the No. However, his run ended with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Tiafoe, which marked Nadal's first Grand Slam loss in over a year. The veteran had made it to at least the quarterfinal round of each of the last 16 majors he participated in, going all the way back to the 2017 US Open. He made it to the fourth round after taking down Rinky Hijikata, Fabio Fognini and Richard Gasquet. Rafael Nadal, who withdrew from Wimbledon ahead of his semifinal match because of an injury, was back and ready to compete in New York as the No. By doing so, he became the first American man to make the US Open semifinals since Andy Roddick in 2006, as well as the first African-American man to make the tournament's semifinals since Arthur Ashe in 1972. Tiafoe took down Andrey Rublev in straight sets during Wednesday's quarterfinal round. Tiafoe hoped to end a long drought for the U.S., as American men had gone 74 consecutive majors without a title - the longest losing streak in the country's tennis history.

Even Coco Gauff couldn't stop watching. Alcaraz then beat Frances Tiafoe on Friday in the semifinals. It was a long night, but it was worth every second. ET, breaking the record for the latest finish in US Open history. The match lasted five hours and fifteen minutes and did not wrap up until 2:50 a.m. 3 seed, took down 21-year-old Jannik Sinner in an intense five-set match during Wednesday's quarterfinal. The 19-year-old Alcaraz has a chance to become the first teenager to win a men's Grand Slam since Rafael Nadal in 2005. 1 spot is Carlos Alcaraz, who Ruud will meet in Sunday's final. Another player who could still take that No. 1 world ranking next week, which would be a career-high for him. The 23-year-old from Norway has a chance at taking the No. The 2022 US Open is upon us, and while this year's tournament is missing a few stars, there is no shortage of interesting storylines to follow in Flushing Meadows.Ĭasper Ruud was the first player to earn a ticket to the men's final round after taking down Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 on Friday.

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