Frances Tiafoe vs Alex Michelsen | Frances Tiafoe Wins 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6

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US OpenQuarter-finalHardTue 8 Sept · ~13:00Final

Frances Tiafoe(11)ATP #9 · USA

Alex MichelsenATP #37 · USA

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Frances Tiafoe advanced to the US Open semifinals by defeating Alex Michelsen in a five-set match. Tiafoe won 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6.

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Key context

Match story: Frances Tiafoe came back from two sets down to beat Alex Michelsen.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Tiafoe F. came through in five sets, with eight breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveTiafoe F. 8 · Michelsen A. 8

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 35–5Break backTiafoe F. · Broke back
Set 37–5SetTiafoe F. · Broke to take the set
Set 43–2Break backMichelsen A. · Broke back
Set 44–2BreakTiafoe F. · Broke, never broken back
Set 52–3Break backTiafoe F. · Broke back

Serve flowTiafoe F. broken 8 times · Michelsen A. broken 8 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Tiafoe F.

19/27Michelsen A.

19/27

Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5

Match momentum

Whole matchTiafoe F.Michelsen A.

Late momentumTiafoe F.36

7Last 12 points5

11Last 3 games8

8/17Break points8/23

Break of serve

Match statistics

Tiafoe F.Michelsen A.

Serve

70% · 19/27Service games held70% · 19/27

Return

8Breaks of serve8

Common opponents

7 shared · last 12 months

All 7 opponents →

Tiafoe F. and Michelsen A. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Tiafoe F. went 4–5 (44%) against them, Michelsen A. 2–7 (22%). Tiafoe F. came out better against 3 of 7 comparable opponents, Michelsen A. against 0.

4–544%Tiafoe F. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents2–722%Michelsen A. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

9–10Sets7–13

83–100Games89–111

4–0Tiebreaks2–2

1–0Deciding sets0–1

vs Sinner J.#1L2-6 2-6Miami Masters · hardL5-7 6-7Miami Masters · hard
vs Medvedev D.#5W7-6(1) 6-4 7-6(6)US Open · hardL2-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Fritz T.#14W6-4 6-4Halle · grassL1-6 6-3 6-7(6)Washington · hard

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vs Mensik J.#16L1-6 4-6USA vs CZE · hardL1-6 7-6Laver Cup · hard
vs Nakashima B.#17W7-5 6-3Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-4 6-4US Open · hard
vs Lehecka J.#20L4-6Stuttgart · grassL4-6 2-6Madrid Masters · clay
vs Rinderknech A.#61L2-6 0-2Montreal · hardL3-6 4-6Shanghai Masters · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Tiafoe F. leads 3–0

Full H2H →

Hard: Tiafoe F. leads 2–0 · Clay: Tiafoe F. leads 1–0

Tiafoe F.September 2026US OpenThis matchHard5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(6)
Tiafoe F.March 2025HoustonClay7-5 6-1
Tiafoe F.February 2024DallasHard6-4 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Shelton B.View match

Player context

Before the match

Tiafoe F.Michelsen A.2 132ELO2 0261 980Hard ELO1 9036–4Last 106–428Age22188 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $20.2M2026 $4.4MEarningsCareer $5.0M2026 $1.1M

Match info

Started~13:00 local

Cite this

Frances Tiafoe beat Alex Michelsen 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(6). Umpiry, "Frances Tiafoe vs Alex Michelsen — US Open Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-08/michelsen-vs-tiafoe-us-open-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 8 September 2026).