"Obviously I would have loved to win tonight, but I think tennis won tonight. "People love to see that guy play, so they were getting behind him, too," Tiafoe said. When Alcaraz went up 2-0 in the fourth, spectators regaled him with a soccer-style song of "Olé, Olé, Olé! Carlos!" Open men's finalist from any country since Pete Sampras won the trophy at 19 in 1990. This one really, really hurts."Īlcaraz, who's from Spain, is popular around the world, widely recognized as a future star of the sport, and he is now the youngest U.S. "I feel I let you goys down," Tiafoe said during an unusual chance for a match's loser to address the crowd in an on-court interview.
No surprise, given he was the first American man in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows in 16 years. Tiafoe, a 24-year-old from Maryland who eliminated 22-time Grand Slam champ Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, played to a sellout crowd of more than 23,000 that included former first lady Michelle Obama, often asking for - and receiving - more noise. "It's amazing to be able to fight for big things," Alcaraz said.Īlcaraz and Tiafoe were both making their major semifinal debuts and offered an exceptionally entertaining performance for a little more than a set, and a little more than an hour, at the start, then again for the latter portion of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth. 7 Casper Ruud for the championship Sunday with so much on the line: The winner will become a major champion for the first time and lead the rankings next week. "I feel great right now," Alcaraz said nearly two hours after beating Tiafoe, then added: "I mean, a little bit tired." on Thursday, the latest finish in tournament history - and was better when he needed to be, taking four of the last five games. Still, Alcaraz showed no signs of fatigue despite playing a third five-setter in a row - including a 5-hour, 15-minute quarterfinal win that ended at 2:50 a.m.
But Tiafoe, who is ranked 26th, saved it and soon was yelling, with some colorful language mixed in for emphasis, "I'm putting my heart on the line!" Soon after that, Tiafoe was forcing a fifth set by improving to a U.S. "Yeah, I was getting riled up."Īlcaraz appeared to seize control by grabbing nine of 10 games in one stretch and could have ended the evening when he held a match point in the fourth set. Unbelievable shot-making, gets, extending points, crazy shots. I mean, the tennis definitely matched the hype of the match. 1 at age 19 - by ending Tiafoe's run at Flushing Meadows with a 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory on Friday night. And so it was Alcaraz who surged into his first Grand Slam final - and, in the process, gave himself a chance to become No. Ultimately, enough of the winners went Alcaraz's way, and too many of the mistakes came from Tiafoe's racket. One sequence was so stuffed with "What?! How?!" moments by both men that Arthur Ashe Stadium spectators were on their feet before it was over and remained there, clapping and carousing, while watching a replay on the video screens. Open - no point over when it seemed to be, no ball out of reach, no angle too audacious. He wears a pair of brown shoes on his feet, and his head is oversized to his body, and he is white with his eyes formed by two large lines.NEW YORK - Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe engaged in a high-level, high-energy spectacle of a back-and-forth semifinal at the U.S. He is probably one of the simplest characters, and his appearance can be reproduced by any child, because he is a Stickman is just a sketchy character, who has a body consisting of one line, his hands two lines, and his legs two other lines. He appeared in many online games, but the best known were those in which Henry had to escape from prison or the game in which Stickman had to steal the diamond and not be caught by the police. In this mode you will be able to dance on the following songs: Great care, because Stickman is very good at dancing.
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