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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
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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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