Tiafoe into US Open SF with stunning comeback

Frances Tiafoe reached his third US Open semifinal by defeating fellow American Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) on Tuesday in a match lasting 4 hours and 38 minutes. Tiafoe lost the first two sets and trailed 3-0 in the fifth before completing the comeback, becoming only the fifth player to recover from two sets down in a US Open men's quarterfinal in the Open era. After the match, an emotional Michelsen, 22, cried on Tiafoe's shoulder at the net following his first career major quarterfinal.