Nadal

Rafael Nadal reflects on his fourth-round loss against Frances Tiafoe at the US Open, where he was pursuing his 23rd Grand Slam title.

The lefty made the semi-finals at [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview) before withdrawing due to injury. [Fabio Fognini](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabio-fognini/f510/overview). 7 [Richard Gasquet](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/richard-gasquet/g628/overview). “I was not able to do anything, any of these things this afternoon. I had a Love-30 in the first set, second serve, I missed the return. “But at the end of the day I need to analyse myself more than the opponent. I had that break, then I had again a 15/40. At the end the only thing that happened is we went to the fourth round of the That's the only way to improve or that's the only way that I understand you are able to find solutions.” “I was not able to hold a high level of tennis for a long time. Or maybe I lost [other] things because I was not able to create this interior power after all that injuries. “We can make lamentations or we can complain now about a lot of things, but I don't think that [is] going to change any situation,” Nadal said.

Frances Tiafoe pulled off the performance of his career as he overpowered and outhit 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal to make the US Open quarter-finals ...

Tiafoe went on to break Nadal again before holding at 5-3. You have to thread the needle and play high risk otherwise you keep running like a yo-yo." Despite the result Nadal will still return to world No. He is one of the greatest of all time, I played unbelievable tennis today, I really don’t know what happened." US Open Nadal broke early in the fourth set and the early signs suggested the match was going to a fifth set, but he couldn’t consolidate the break.

Rafa Nadal said he needed to "fix things" and was unsure about his return to competitive tennis after his bid for a men's record-extending 23rd Grand Slam ...

23-25 Laver Cup in London alongside his great rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. "I need to fix things, life, then I don't know when I (am) going to come back. It was Nadal's first tournament at Flushing Meadows since he lifted his fourth U.S. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com I (am) going to try to be ready mentally.

NEW YORK: Second seed Rafa Nadal said he would make no excuses after his shock loss to American Frances Tiafoe in the US Open fourth round on Monday (Sep 5) ...

If not, you need to be very, very quick and very young," he said. At the end the only thing that happened is we went to the fourth round of the US Open and I faced a player that was better than me. That's the only way to improve or that's the only way that I understand you are able to find solutions."

Bradley Beal found out he's yet another person's favorite player -- the guy who upset Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open.

“I mean, they’re going to remember today for the rest of their lives.” His parents both emigrated to the United States from Sierra Leone in West Africa amid its civil war in the 1990s. Open since Andy Roddick in 2006, but this was not a case of a one-sided crowd backing one of its own. For them, I can’t imagine what was going through their heads,” said Tiafoe, a 24-year-old American seeded 22nd at the U.S. “My favorite basketball player in the NBA Bradley Beal got to watch this,” Tiafoe said. Open quarterfinals for the first time.

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal reflects on his stunning loss to American Frances Tiafoe in the fourth round of the 2022 US Open.

Tiafoe, a Hyattsville, Md., native, joined Andy Roddick and James Blake as the only Americans to defeat Nadal in a Grand Slam tournament.

She rose from 76th in the world at the end of that year to a career-high seventh this season after teaming up with David Witt, Venus Williams’s former longtime coach, and dedicating more time to the professional side of professional tennis: eating right, preparing thoroughly and taking care of her body. But in the next game, Nadal served two double faults and Tiafoe didn’t let the chance slip through his fingers. Am I ever going to be able to say I beat one of them? Today I was like, no, I’m going to do that,” Tiafoe said. “The biggest thing with things like that is the time I played him before, I got broken so early in each set,” Tiafoe said. Tiafoe’s victory denied Nadal the chance to expand his lead over Novak Djokovic (21) and Federer (20) in Grand Slam wins. His physical improvement has led to a He was the first man to beat Nadal at a major this year, with the Spaniard having won the Australian Open and the French Open. He had been practicing with a high level of intensity ahead of the tournament but couldn’t serve with the same ferocity because scar tissue on his abdomen limited his movement. When he clinched it by forcing a backhand error from Nadal, he chucked his racket toward his chair and placed his hands around his head. He is through to his first U.S. But Monday, with a smart, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Rafael Nadal, he displayed a tactician’s discipline in ousting the 22-time Grand Slam champion.

No. 22 seed Frances Tiafoe defeats Rafael Nadal to end the Spaniard's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first ...

When one last backhand by Nadal found the net, Tiafoe chucked his racket and put his hands on his head. Earlier in the tournament, he lost the first set of his first-round match. "It signifies that the years go by," Nadal said. Then he made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon in July before withdrawing from that tournament because of a torn abdominal muscle. "At the end that's it." "I felt like the world stopped," Tiafoe said. "I mean, they're going to remember today for the rest of their lives." And he kept his cool, remained in the moment and never let the stakes or the opponent get to him. 2 Gustavo Kuerten in the first. They ended up in Maryland, where Constant helped construct a tennis training center for juniors, then became a maintenance man there; Alphina, Frances said, was "a nurse, working two jobs, working overtime through the nights." For them, I can't imagine what was going through their heads," said Tiafoe, a 24-year-old American seeded 22nd at the U.S. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak Monday and reached the U.S.

NEW YORK: American Frances Tiafoe played the match of his life to beat second seed Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday ...

You earned it!" After the match he donned a hoodie that listed all of Serena Williams' 23 Grand Slam victories on the back. you can't win," he told reporters. With the win, Tiafoe snapped Nadal's streak of 17 straight majors where he reached the quarter-finals or better. The Spaniard produced nine double faults and hit just 33 winners to Tiafoe's 48. I played unbelievable tennis today but I really don’t know what happened."

Frances Tiafoe said his days of flying under the radar were over after his stunning fourth-round upset of Rafa Nadal at the U.S. Open on Monday.

I want to go all the way." So to see him post that, I was like, do I retweet it as soon as he sent it? I was like, you know what, I'm going to be cool and act like I didn't see it and then retweet it three hours later." "I'm here to win the U.S. I still feel like I'm not supposed to do anything. "That's over, man.

The next generation of top American players has struggled heavily against Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in Grand Slams. Tiafoe broke through with ...

He got the groups’s first win against the Big Three earlier this year, when he overcame an ankle injury during his warm-up and beat Nadal in the Tiafoe has always been the alpha of the group, always looking to rib his mates, especially Fritz. He cracked a rib ahead of the final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., and then the pain in his foot returned just a few weeks before the French Open. Nadal struggled to find the court for much of the first two sets of his second-round match against Fabio Fognini of Italy. At the end the only thing that happened is we went to the fourth round of the U.S. “I’m not going to have that ‘first time playing him, excited to play,’” he said of Nadal after his third-round win against Diego Schwartzman, the 14th seed, eight spots higher than him. Then he started to feel better, played one tournament before the year’s first Grand Slam, and then won it, coming back from two sets down in the final against Medvedev, the world No. After a key winner gave him a decisive break of Nadal’s serve in the third set, he sprinted to his chair, revving up the crowd even more and letting the roars fall over him. He could barely walk on his chronically injured left foot six weeks before the Australian Open and thought he might have to retire. But he quickly came back to break Nadal’s serve in the next game, and then began hammering away and scampering across the court to chase down every ball he could reach and many he couldn’t. Tiafoe and his fellow 20-somethings have become solid members of the top 30 this year, but have yet to crack the next level. [strong and talented 24-year-old](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/sports/tennis/frances-tiafoe-australian-open.html) from Hyattsville, Md., who is one of the fastest players in the game and built like an N.F.L.

His loss to Frances Tiafoe was Nadal's earliest defeat at a major tournament in more than five years and the first time he had been beaten in any major in ...

[won Wimbledon](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-wimbledon.html) and will presumably be hungry for more success if he can play a fuller schedule in 2023. But there would be no semifinal match, as [Nadal withdrew before facing Nick Kyrgios](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/sports/tennis/nadal-wimbledon.html), and there will be no deep run at the U.S. Nadal holds two of the four majors and will reclaim the No. But a new era is surely on the horizon. [arrived in London relieved and reinvigorated](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/sports/tennis/nadal-wimbledon-grand-slam.html), only to strain his abdominal muscle in a quarterfinal victory over Fritz. “Fifteen minutes after losing at the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, everything is dark, but that’s normal,” Nadal said in Spanish. But I don’t think I pushed him enough to create in him the doubts that I need to create. But after mulling retirement for the second time in a year, Nadal found a way — with the help of regular painkilling injections — to win his 14th French Open. Nadal spent too much of the match well behind the baseline, sprinting to the corners and lunging to extend rallies (or not). Though he somehow reached the final, losing to Taylor Fritz, the new injury cut short his preparation for his beloved clay-court season. That injury cost him preparation time ahead of the U.S. But a strange thing happened on the way to another revival.

Rafael Nadal has suggested he could take some time away from tennis following his shock US Open fourth-round loss to Frances Tiafoe.

I was not able to do anything, any of these things this afternoon. I was not able to hold a high level of tennis for a long time. I had a 0-30 in the first set, second serve, I missed the return. So he was able to do it. He was able to take the ball too many times very early, so I was not able to push him back. If not, you need to be very, very quick and very young. “I had that break, then I had again a 15-40. “I going to try to be ready mentally. And that's why I am having a plane back home.” For some reason, I don't know, mental issues in terms of a lot of things happened the last couple of months. “I have been practising well the week before, honestly. But in other cases it went the right way, even with not the perfect preparation, no?

NEW YORK :American Frances Tiafoe played the match of his life to beat second seed Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday ...

You earned it!" After the match he donned a hoodie that listed all of Serena Williams' 23 Grand Slam victories on the back. you can't win," he told reporters. With the win, Tiafoe snapped Nadal's streak of 17 straight majors where he reached the quarter-finals or better. The Spaniard produced nine double faults and hit just 33 winners to Tiafoe's 48. I played unbelievable tennis today but I really don’t know what happened."

Frances Tiafoe returns to the court at the U.S. Open for the first time since he upset Rafael Nadal and will be trying to reach his first Grand Slam ...

No. Open ranked No. Tiafoe takes on No.

All three players have a chance to be at the top of the rankings at the end of this week after Medvedev's early loss.

But if Nadal loses in the fourth round, like is the case for Alcaraz, just reaching the final will be enough for Ruud to become World No. Regardless of what happens elsewhere, if Alcaraz lifts the title on Sunday, he’ll be the World No. 1 ranking spot will be decided by the outcome of one match. But the Spaniard is also best placed to be at the top at the end of the fortnight. If he gets past Frances Tiafoe on Monday but loses in the quarterfinals, he will gain another 180 points, which will be enough as long as Ruud or Alcaraz don’t win the title. 1 spot could be his even before the final.

The 19-year-old was one of five men who could end the tournament as the top-ranked player and the race has been narrowed down to just three, with Rafael Nadal's ...

“I'm still a long way off, I have to win two or three matches and with an opponent as difficult as Sinner in front of me, I only think about that,” he continued. [Carlos Alcaraz](/latest/carlos-alcaraz) has responded to the prospect of becoming the new world No 1 for the first time after the US Open. And Alcaraz’s chances are better than ever following Nadal’s fourth-round exit as he is now the highest seed left in the draw and will no longer face a potential semi-final clash with his compatriot.

The battle for No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings is down to three players following Daniil Medvedev's fourth-round loss at the US Open on Sunday evening ...

[Stefanos Tsitsipas](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview) also had an opportunity to leave the season’s final major as World No. 4 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings. If Ruud climbs to the pinnacle, he will become the first Norwegian to do so. Nadal is in the best position in the battle for No. If Nadal advances to the quarter-finals, he will force Alcaraz or Ruud to win the title. [Rafael Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview) is in pole position to leave New York in the top spot, while [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) and [Casper Ruud](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview) still have an opportunity to climb to the top of men's tennis' mountain