By — Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/tiafoe-ends-nadals-22-match-grand-slam-streak-at-u-s-open Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tiafoe ends Nadal’s 22-match Grand Slam streak at U.S. Open Nation Sep 5, 2022 6:27 PM EDT NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Monday. Tiafoe is a 24-year-old from Maryland who is seeded 22nd at Flushing Meadows and reached the second major quarterfinal of his career. He is the youngest American man to get that far at the U.S. Open since Andy Roddick in 2006, but this was not a case of a one-sided crowd backing one of its own. Nadal is about as popular as it gets in tennis and heard plenty of support in Arthur Ashe Stadium as the volume raised after the retractable roof was shut in the fourth set. Rafael Nadal of Spain waves to the crowd after losing to Frances Tiafoe of USA at the 2022 U.S. Open. Photo by Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports Nadal won the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. Then he made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon in July before withdrawing from that tournament because of a torn abdominal muscle; that does not go into the books as a loss, because he pulled out before the match. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Howard Fendrich, Associated Press
NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Monday. Tiafoe is a 24-year-old from Maryland who is seeded 22nd at Flushing Meadows and reached the second major quarterfinal of his career. He is the youngest American man to get that far at the U.S. Open since Andy Roddick in 2006, but this was not a case of a one-sided crowd backing one of its own. Nadal is about as popular as it gets in tennis and heard plenty of support in Arthur Ashe Stadium as the volume raised after the retractable roof was shut in the fourth set. Rafael Nadal of Spain waves to the crowd after losing to Frances Tiafoe of USA at the 2022 U.S. Open. Photo by Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports Nadal won the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. Then he made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon in July before withdrawing from that tournament because of a torn abdominal muscle; that does not go into the books as a loss, because he pulled out before the match. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now