Tennis
Tiafoe beats Nadal to face Rublev in US Open quarter-finals
Rafael Nadal / Photo: © REUTERS/Hannah Mckay TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Former world ranking leader Rafael Nadal failed the fourth round at the US Open. The Spanish tennis player lost in four games to the American Francis Tiafoe.
The match lasted 3 hours and 32 minutes, during which Nadal made nine double faults and lost five games on his balls.
Nadal has lost a Grand Slam for the first time this year. The Spaniard this season won the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and starred at Wimbledon before the semi-finals.
In the quarterfinals of the tournament, Tiafoe will play with Russian Andrey Rublev.
US OPEN. NEW YORK, USA). GRAND Slam tournament. OPEN COURTS, HARD. PRIZE FUND – OVER $60 MILLION
MEN. FOURTH CIRCLE
Francis Tiafoe (USA) – Rafael Nadal (Spain) – 6:4, 4:6, 6:4, 6:3
Source: Sportbox
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