Frances Tiafoe beat Alex Michelsen to reach the US Open semifinals. Here's how the American pulled off the stunning five-set win.

Tiafoe endured a five-set thriller to beat his friend and foe Alex Michelsen in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

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.

Alphina and Frances Tiafoe Sr. welcomed their son, Frances Tiafoe, in 1998, before he grew up to be a tennis star. Here’s everything to know about Frances Tiafoe’s parents, Alphina and Frances Tiafoe Sr.

There are moments in sports that go beyond the final score. Yesterday, under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, we witnessed one of them. After more than four hours of grueling, high-stakes tennis,

“I know how much he wanted it today, it’s something that you dream about,” Tiafoe said in a post-match interview

Talk about a power couple!

His parents fled civil war in Sierra Leone and came to the United States. His father helped build a tennis center in Maryland and stayed on to maintain the grounds. With no money for a place of their own, Tiafoe and his twin brother slept in an office at the tennis center. They picked up tennis because the courts were there.