For American men in the U.S. Open semifinals, it was a matter of time

Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, who have long discussed their plans to dominate men’s tennis, have ensured an American will make the U.S. Open final.

NEW YORK – Frances Tiafoe and his compatriot peers have been talking amongst each other about ending the United States’ drought of men’s singles Grand Slam champions for years, first as daydreaming teens and then as more mature competitors with a better sense of what it takes to rise to the top.

• For American men in the U.S. Open semifinals, it was a matter of time

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  For American men in the U.S. Open semifinals, it was a matter of time
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