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Frances Tiafoe def. Alex Michelsen — Quarterfinal, US Open 2026

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US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played8 Sep 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final · Sun

🇺🇸19 seedranked ATP number 12 going into this drawWon

Frances Tiafoe53767

Winner meets Ben Shelton

From a set down

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 45 going into this draw

Alex Michelsen765366

What this match is worth

Points earned

+800

Tiafoe · Michelsen banks 400

Around this match

Seeds left

5 of 29 — nos. 1, 2, 8, 19, 30

Both roads here

Tiafoe
Round
Michelsen

🇺🇸Martin Damm

6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4

R128

Federico Cina🇮🇹

6-4 6-1 6-0

🇯🇵Rei Sakamoto

6-3 7-6(2) 7-5

R64

Brandon Nakashima🇺🇸

6-3 6-4 6-4

🇲🇨Valentin Vacherot

6-4 6-2 6-4

R32

Daniel Merida Aguilar🇪🇸

7-6(5) 6-4 6-3

🇷🇺Daniil Medvedev

7-6(1) 6-4 7-6

R16

Tomas Martin Etcheverry🇦🇷

7-6(6) 6-4 6-4

Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Frances Tiafoe beat Martin Damm; Alex Michelsen beat Federico Cina. Round of 64: Frances Tiafoe beat Rei Sakamoto; Alex Michelsen beat Brandon Nakashima. Round of 32: Frances Tiafoe beat Valentin Vacherot; Alex Michelsen beat Daniel Merida Aguilar. Round of 16: Frances Tiafoe beat Daniil Medvedev; Alex Michelsen beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry

How they arrived

12–2

Sets won

12–0

57%

Games won

63%

2–0

Tiebreaks

2–0

1

Deciding sets

0