Bulgarian retires while trailing 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 4-1 in a quarter-final as the world No 20 faces Taylor Fritz next with a final spot on the line
Frances Tiafoe has defeated Grigor Dimitrov in a quarter-final to set up a last-four clash with fellow American Taylor Fritz at the 2024 US Open.Frances Tiafoe has defeated Grigor Dimitrov in a quarter-final to set up a last-four clash with fellow American Taylor Fritz at the 2024 US Open.
Fritz, a long time friend and Davis Cup teammate, who sprang a 7-6 , 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 upset of fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev Dimitrov struggled to get his first serve in – the well-lubricated partisan crowd repeatedly cheered his faults – served from behind in all but the opening service game and generally failed to match his opponent’s intensity and movement amid steady chants of “Let’s go Tia-foe!” between points. The American broke in the fifth and ninth games, won 14 of 21 points on Dimitrov’s second serve and took the opener in 52 straightforward minutes.
Serving at 3-5, Dimitrov opted to play on rather than summon the physio and was promptly broken, double-faulting on set point and sending large clusters of spectators to the concourses. After limping off the court for medical treatment between sets, Dimitrov toiled through four games in obvious pain before flying the white flag after 3hr 4min.
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