2026 US Open results: Frances Tiafoe pulls off biggest grand slam comeback of his career to reach semifinals

Francis Tiafoe punched his ticket to a third career semifinal at the US Open with a five-set thriller against fellow American Alex Michelsen on Tuesday night (5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6).

Tiafoe came into the match 2-17 in his career at grand slams (0-4 at the US Open) when trailing 0-2 in sets, but dug deep for the most impressive comeback of his career to earn a spot in the semifinal for the third time in five years in New York. Tiafoe will now face the winner of No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz and No. 8 seed Ben Shelton in the semifinals, where he will try to break through to his first ever grand slam final.

Michelsen, meanwhile, came tantalizingly close to the first grand slam semifinal of his career, but fell to 0-3 lifetime in five-set matches. Still, the young American produced his best grand slam performance of his career and proved he's another young American threat in the men's game.

The match began with Michelsen jumping out to an early lead as Tiafoe's serve let him down early and Michelsen pounced on him with a break in the third game and seemed like he might never look back.

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