Twenty years passed with drought, broken promises and disappointment. But at this US Open, the game is finally back. pride and above all hopeAmerican men’s tennis. Taylor Fritz, Francis Tiafoe and Ben Shelton They made it to the quarterfinals and guaranteed a local semi-finalist in the last major tournament of the year.
The duel between two African-Americans also adds to another event. racial turning point. And in New York they dream even knowing it Carlos Alcaraz And Novak Djokovic is among the favourites, returning to the top he last conquered here twenty years ago Andy RoddickBy defeating the man who trained Alcaraz: Juan Carlos Ferrero.
since 2005
Roddick Here’s how I summarized these days at Flushing Meadows: Tweet without words and only symbols: Stars and stripes flag. Because this emblem hasn’t been this well represented in New York theaters since they went on tour in 2005. André Agassi, James Blake and Robby Ginepri.
In the women’s field, the enthusiasm of red, white and blue spreads. Because New York mourned the farewell of legendary Serena Williams last year, but now it’s already in the quarterfinals. Coco Gauff, the great promise of youth The 19-year-old has just won two of three titles in his North American season and is showing off his best tennis this Tuesday at Arthur Ashe. Jelena Ostapenko (left on Sunday without the ability to renew the title) Iga Swiatek and on Monday I assured Aryna Sabalenka It will replace the #1 Polish WTA).
Keys, quarterfinals
But he also made it to the semi-finals. Madison Keys. And he dreams of stopping the trophy he won for the last time from traveling United States of America Sloane Stephens in 2017, three years ago Sofia Ken He scored the last major goal for an American tennis player in Australia.
“We always believed it would happen but we didn’t know when,” he said. Martin Blackman, USTA, the main person responsible for the development of American federation players, spoke to The New York Times a few days ago.
Shelton incubator
The bright moment comes supported by more than numbers, and there is no shortage of them. because there Eight Americans in the Top 50 In the world, two of them (Fritz and Tiafoe) are in the top 10. hatches in Shelton at age 20, A left-handed gunner who included defeating his compatriot in his final match tommy paul The two serve at 240 kilometers per hour and says he is the youngest quarterfinalist since Roddick in 2020.
duel with thiaphoe at the same time and as the executioner said in New York last year Raphael Nadal, A year after Tiafoe definitively ended the drought since Arthur Ashe reached that round in 1972, a “highly monumental” event in which people of two races faced off and once again guaranteed an African-American to be in the semifinals. moment”.