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Hyattsville native Tiafoe loses in US Open semifinals in five sets to Carlos Alcaraz

By The Associated Press

Hyattsville native Frances Tiafoe loses in the U.S. Open semifinals in five sets to Carlos Alcaraz Friday night.

Tiafoe had used his perfect play in tiebreakers at the U.S. Open to send the semifinals to a fifth set. He won a tiebreaker from Alcaraz for the second time in the match, winning it 7-5 to improve to 8-0 in tiebreakers in the tournament.

Pete Sampras had the record for most tiebreakers without a loss in the U.S. Open, going 7-0 in 2000.

Tiafoe also won a tiebreaker in the first set before Alcaraz won the second and third sets.

Alcaraz will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on Sunday.

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