US Open – Day 5: ‘Out of gas’ Djokovic crashes out to Popyrin – Roland-Garros
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Popyrin’s reward is a last-16 clash with home favourite Frances Tiafoe, who avenged his defeat to Ben Shelton in last year’s US Open quarter-finals by claiming a 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3 victory over his 13th-seeded compatriot in an exciting four-hour affair.
Tiafoe and Shelton had a heartwarming moment at the net after the match, where they shared words and embraced amidst a roaring Arthur Ashe stadium.
“At the net, he was just saying, you know, ‘You’re so cold at tennis. You better keep going’. And he was pissed that I was so casual on that volley at the end,” revealed Tiafoe with a laugh.
“I was, like, ‘Dude, it looked casual but I was tight as hell’. You know, he’s just saying a bunch of kind words and stuff like that. Saying keep going and all the best to you going forward, try to win the Open.”
➡️ Full men’s singles draw
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