Frances Tiafoe and Carlos Alcaraz will face off in a very interesting US Open semi-final on Friday. Even if the Spanish sensation is widely considered the favourite to win the match, it’s worth noticing that the 2 players clashed only once in their still young careers and it was Tiafoe to win. Even more interesting, that match happened on the red clay in Barcelona, and Frances won in straight sets 6-4 7-6(2) in the 1^st round in April 2021.

Tiafoe at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022

Frances Tiafoe

1 - 1win/loss

Hard

1-1

Rank
17

High
10

26 year old

LW

2025 Highlights

2nd

Brisbane

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Currently ranked no.26, the American achieved a compiled 26-18 match record in 2022. Tiafoe is participating at the U.S. Open where he ousted the world no.56 Marcos Giron 7-6⁰ 6-4 6-3, the world no.109 Jason Murray Kubler 7-6³ 7-5 7-6², the world no.16 Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 7-6⁷ 6-4 6-4, the world no.3 Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 and the world no.11 Andrey Rublev 7-6³ 7-6⁰ 6-4.

Frances Tiafoe will take on the world no.4 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal on Friday at 7:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Their record is 1-0 for Tiafoe.

The American was the runner-up in Estoril (Millennium Estoril Open).

Tiafoe has scheduled to compete next in Seoul (Korea Open). He will start from the main draw on the 26th of September.

U.S. Open

Tiafoe's Record

Projected
Draw

Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

54 - 13win/loss

Hard

22-5

I Hard

7-3

Clay

17-4

Grass

8-1

Rank
3

High
1

21 year old

WLWLLWLWWW

2024 Highlights

W

Indian WellsFrench OpenWimbledonBeijing

F

Paris

SF

Buenos Aires

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Now ranked no.4 (career-high), Alcaraz has managed to achieve a 49-9 win-loss record in 2022. Carlos is playing at the U.S. Open where he defeated the world no.37 Sebastian Baez 7-5 7-5 2-0 ret., the world no.78 Federico Coria 6-2 6-1 7-5, the world no.43 Jenson Brooksby 6-3 6-3 6-3, the world no.17 Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 and the world no.13 Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-7⁷ 6-7⁰ 7-5 6-3.

Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.26 Frances Tiafoe in the semifinal on Friday at 7:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Tiafoe.

The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid. The Spaniard got to the final in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).

Carlos won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)

U.S. Open

Alcaraz's Record

Projected
Draw