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Later on Sunday, Frances Tiafoe, Alex Michelsen and Shelton stormed into the quarter-finals to boost home hopes of a first American men’s Grand Slam champion since Andy Roddick won the New York major in 2003.<\/p>\n
Tiafoe delighted fans in a entertaining victory over 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev, saving a set point in the third-set tie-break before wrapping up a 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 7-6 (8-6) win to maintain his perfect record on Louis Armstrong Stadium.<\/p>\n
Tiafoe has now won all 10 of his matches on the US Open’s secondary show court, while it is just his second win in eight appearances against Russian Medvedev.<\/p>\n
A two-time semi-finalist in New York, Tiafoe will face Michelsen next after the 22-year-old beat Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 6-4 to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final.<\/p>\n
Shelton, meanwhile, surged past Tsitsipas in less than two hours to join his compatriots in the last eight.<\/p>\n
Former world number three Tsitsipas had been enjoying a resurgence at Flushing Meadows as he defeated Arthur Fils and Jiri Lehecka, the 10th and 18th seeds, en route to his first fourth-round appearance at a Grand Slam in over two years.<\/p>\n
Tsitsipas’ defeat means this is the first year that a player with a one-handed backhand has not reached a major semi-final in men’s singles since 1877.<\/p>\n
In the men’s doubles, Britain’s Henry Patten and Finnish team-mate Harri Heliovaara, the top seeds, moved into the third round with a 7-5 6-2 win over Matteo Arnaldi of Italy and Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.<\/p>\n
British ninth seeds Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash won 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 against Czech pair Adam Pavalsek and Patrik Rikl, while Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram fought back to beat French duo Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (11-9) 6-4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n