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American guaranteed spot in US Open final as Tiafoe and Fritz prepare for clash
Frances Tiafoe acknowledges the crowd after defeating Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, during the quarter-finals of the US Open tennis championships, September 3, 2024, in New York

THERE will be an American in the men’s final of the US Open for the first time since 2006 after Frances Tiafoe set up a blockbuster of a semi-final against Taylor Fritz.

Hours after Fritz disposed of fourth seed Alexander Zverev in the quarter-final, Tiafoe followed suit by beating an injured Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3 4-1.

It was not the way Tiafoe would have wanted to win as 34-year-old Dimitrov sustained an injury at the end of the third set.

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