US Open 2024 Day Nine Quarter Final Recap

Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will play in one in all Friday’s semi-finals after the American pair superior from Tuesday’s quarter-finals.

No matter occurs, one in all them would be the first American man to achieve a Grand Slam singles closing since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009.

Fritz was the primary to progress, taking part in a strong match in opposition to Sascha Zverev to defeat the 4th seed in 4 units earlier than Frances Tiafoe went by way of after Dimitrov retired within the fourth set.

Given the stakes and the large openness of the draw on this half, all 4 guys can have been conscious of the large alternative to make a slam closing, so the standard of each matches wasn’t nice.

Fritz vs Sascha featured two guys destroying the ball, each from approach behind the baseline. Other than a few prolonged rallies that completed with one thing particular, little creativity was supplied.

However, Tiafoe vs. Dimitrov contained some enjoyable shot-making and many really feel, however total, it was crammed with errors and never the very best high quality.

Highlights and stats from each matches are beneath 👇

Day 9 US Open 2024 Quarter Ultimate Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Taylor Fritz (12)
Alexander Zverev (4)
7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3)

Frances Tiafoe (20)
Grigor Dimitrov (9)
6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 4-1 RET

Fritz Makes Maiden Grand Slam Semi-Ultimate

Taylor Fritz is into his first Grand Slam semi-final after overcoming Alexander Zverev 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) in three hours and 26 minutes.

Fritz hadn’t received any of the 4 main quarter-finals he’d performed in, however he was the extra constant and aggressive participant on Tuesday.

The American received their final encounter at Wimbledon in 5 units, and this match performed out equally. It was a baseline battle with each guys going toe to toe, however Zverev broke down extra typically and missed some huge forehands on the details.

Total, there was little to separate them, and I assumed Zverev had the extra spectacular photographs, however Fritz was steadier and extra composed in the course of the larger moments.

Zverev was good on his backhand wing however extra tentative on the forehand, and I assumed he performed too passively.

Sure, he was hitting the ball arduous, however he was caught 6 toes behind the baseline and by no means actually bought on the entrance foot to dictate play.

Stats-wise, you possibly can barely separate them, so it comes all the way down to Fritz feeling good on the day and looking out extra motivated to get the job achieved.

I really feel wonderful. I’ve had plenty of appears to be like at quarter-finals prior to now couple of years, and right this moment simply felt totally different. I actually really feel that it was my time to take a step additional and it’s solely becoming I’m doing it right here on this court docket on the [US] Open in entrance of this crowd. You know the way useful having a giant serve is. However you get to a degree the place, on the prime of the sport, your serve comes again a bit extra. Particularly in opposition to these guys, who’re sometimes fairly good from the bottom. I’ve labored on including a lot to my sport. I really feel like my forehand and backhand have type of all the time been there, however I’m making an attempt to return to the online a bit bit, making an attempt to combine in some drop photographs, simply making an attempt so as to add stuff to my sport so I can again up my serve in higher. Fritz on his win.

Match Stats

Taylor Fritz
Alexander Zverev

Aces
12
14

Double Faults
5
4

1st Serve Proportion
63%
71%

1st Serve Factors Gained
81% (66/81)
75% (77/103)

2nd Serve Factors Gained
53% (25/47)
48% (20/42)

Break Factors Saved
50% (2/4)
85% (11/13)

1st Return Factors Gained
25% (26/103)
19% (15/81)

2nd Return Factors Gained
52% (22/42)
47% (22/47)

Break Factors Transformed
15% (2/13)
50% (2/4)

Winners
45
52

Unforced Errors
48
42

Internet Factors Gained
67% (16/24)
78% (29/37)

Max Factors In Row
7
5

Service Factors Gained
71% (91/128)
67% (97/145)

Return Factors Gained
33% (48/145)
29% (37/128)

Whole Factors Gained
51% (139/273)
49% (134/273)

Max Video games In Row
3
3

Service Video games Gained
90% (19/21)
91% (20/22)

Return Video games Gained
9% (2/22)
10% (2/21)

Whole Video games Gained
49% (21/43)
51% (22/43)

Highlights

Tiafoe Tops Injured Dimitrov

After Dimitrov’s five-set win over Andrey Rublev, I had important issues about his potential to recuperate for the quarter-final as he intimated within the press that his hardcourt summer season had been affected by a few accidents that he’d struggled to shake off.

That statement proved right. Through the latter phases of the third set, Dimitrov’s motion and baseline energy noticeably diminished, probably as a consequence of a leg challenge.

He known as for the physio and obtained remedy off-court after the third set. Nevertheless, regardless of persevering with for a couple of video games, he retired three hours and 4 minutes into the match, giving Tiafoe a 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 4-1 victory. (on a aspect notice, why not simply play out these two video games to conclude the match, attempt to hit a winner on each return and roll in some serves, job achieved)

Earlier than the damage, I don’t assume both man performed that nicely. The blueprint to beat Tiafoe is to increase the rallies, however Dimitrov didn’t have that in his locker final night time, so he performed aggressively. That labored in components, like when he snatched the second set by recovering a break of serve, however 11 double faults and 51 unforced errors are too excessive.

Clearly, it’s not the best way I need to get by way of. However clearly glad to get by way of. One other semi-final right here. Unimaginable Tiafoe on his win.