NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe knew Alex Michelsen needed a shoulder to cry on. So after handing his fellow American a crushing defeat in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Tuesday, Tiafoe held Michelsen in a long embrace while the 22-year-old sobbed into his shoulder.

Frances Tiafoe pulling off a miraculous come-from-behind victory to advance in the U.S. Open. Overcoming a 5-set deficit, Tiafoe secured the U.S. Open quarterfinal victory 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) over unranked Alex Michelsen .

Follow live US Open quarterfinal updates as Aryna Sabalenka advances and Frances Tiafoe survives a five-set battle against Alex Michelson

India, Sept. 8 -- Frances Tiafoe vs Alex Michelsen LIVE Streaming: Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in an all-American US Open 2026 quarterfinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday, September 8.

All we know about the tennis star’s life outside the court, his girlfriend and family. 11th seed Frances Tiafoe has put together an impressive run at the 2026 US Open to reach the quarterfinals. The American began his campaign with a five-set battle against Martin Damm Jr., eventually securing a 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory.

In the “House that Tiafoe Built” on Sunday, Frances Tiafoe was in his element. The crowd was electric, and the chants were plentiful. But there was a time when the “1, 2, 3, Foe” chant – heard several times during Tiafoe’s fourth-round upset victory over Daniil Medvedev at Louis Armstrong Stadium – that the American tennis star wasn’t overly thrilled with it.

Frances Tiafoe is well aware that his job is more physically taxing than being a social media influencer. But that didn’t stop his influencer girlfriend, Ayan Broomfield, from reminding him during the U.S. Open. On Monday, one day before Tiafoe faces off ...