Frances Tiafoe rallied from two sets down to defeat fellow American Alex Michelsen 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) and reach his third U.S. Open semifinal in New York on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. The quarterfinal lasted 4 hours and 38 minutes, with Tiafoe also trailing 3-0 in the fifth set before closing out the match in a tiebreak.
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