Frances Tiafoe vs Grigor Dimitrov LIVE: US Open latest score and updates as American targets spot in semi-final

Each males have gained on their serves. The rallies haven’t been lengthy, usually ending with one among them making an unforced error inside the first few photographs as they nonetheless appear to be warming up.

Up to now, Dimitrov seems to be one step forward of the younger American. He has been precisely anticipating when he’ll transfer in and the place he’ll attempt to land a drop shot.

In a spotlight second, Tiafoe recovered from a large shot to his backhand with lob. Dimitrov returned with an overhead slam to the American’s forehand for a winner.

Dimitrov is up two video games to 1 within the first set.

Dimitrov began off sturdy. He opened with an ace on the primary level. And one other ace on the second.

The 33-year-old Bulgarian largely had Tiafoe on the defensive, taking the primary recreation with a killer shot that hit the skin of the fitting singles line.

The 26-year-old American is serving subsequent…

Frances Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov are about to face off at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The participant who wins will face American Taylor Fritz, the quantity 12 seed, within the semis.

Sabalenka defeated Zheng 6-1, 6-1.

“She is enjoying such unimaginable tennis and it was robust dealing with her,” the Belarusian star mentioned after her victory about Zheng.

She is heading for the semifinals the place she’s going to face American participant Emma Navarro.

When requested what to do to get New Yorkers to assist her within the semis, she joked: “Drinks on me!”

Sabalenka has been dominating from the baseline, hitting with an influence that has gone unreciprocated by Zheng.

The quantity 7 seed, in the meantime, has not solely been compelled to play protection, being pulled from one facet of the court docket to the opposite, but in addition has struggled along with her first serve.

The Belarusian participant is now forward by one set and at present up by 4 video games to 1 within the second.

On that specific event, Gauff’s forehand struggled, however her serve fully let her down. She served 19 double faults, and 11 within the closing set to cap off a tough summer season, the place she has misplaced within the final 16 of the final three main tournaments.

For the reason that defeat, there have been requires Gauff to exchange her coach Brad Gilbert and look elsewhere – and there was an unlikely supply from Nick Kyrgios.

In the meantime, one other quarterfinals match is underway.

Belarusian star Sabalenka, the quantity 2 seed,  is enjoying Zheng, who made historical past when she gained a gold medal on the Olympics in Paris this summer season. She grew to become the primary Asian tennis participant to win an Olympic gold in singles.

Sabalenka cleaned up the primary set, 6 video games to 1.

Jack Draper is “extremely proud” of reaching his first profession grand slam quarter-final on the US Open – a feat pulled off with Vogue editor Anna Wintour watching in his field.

The 22-year-old destroyed Czech Tomas Machac within the fourth spherical to grow to be the primary British male quarter-finalist in New York since Andy Murray in 2016.

“To comply with in Andy’s footsteps and make the quarter-finals right here since he did it in 2016, it’s an enormous achievement for me,” he mentioned after a 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 win. “I’m actually, actually pleased with that achievement and hopefully I can do extra.”

In a battle of New York-born baseliners, Navarro, who beat defending champion Coco Gauff within the earlier spherical, shocked Badosa by profitable the ultimate six video games of the second set to wrap up victory in 72 minutes.