US Open: Nadal fails in the round of 16

The 22-time Grand Slam tournament winner had to admit defeat to the American Frances Tiafoe 4:6, 6:4, 4:6 and 3:6 on Tuesday night and thus conceded in the 23rd Grand Slam First defeat this year. The 36-year-old had previously won the Australian Open and French Open; at Wimbledon he did not play in the semi-final match against Australian Nick Kyrgios due to an abdominal muscle injury. The 24-year-old Tiafoe is the youngest male US tennis professional to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open since Andy Roddick in 2006. In the round of the best eight, Tiafoe, seeded number 22, will face Andrej Rublev, who clearly prevailed against Briton Cameron Norrie 6:4, 6:4 and 6:4 after just under two and a half hours. The 24-year-old Russian has his third chance to reach the semi-finals in New York after 2017 and 2020. Swiatek shows nerves With a lot of effort, the top seeded Pole Iga Swiatek beat the unseeded German Jule Niemeier with 2:6,6:4,6:0 in the women's event. This year's sensational Wimbledon quarter-finalist from Dortmund was already well on course for the round of the last eight in Flushing Meadows. She led against Swiatek with 6:2,2:1 and a break, but then the French Open winner, who had already been so strong this year, caught herself. After a total of seven breaks in the second round, she equalized in sets. But then Niemeier used up her powder and ultimately went under.

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US Open: Nadal fails in the round of 16

The Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal surprisingly failed in the round of 16 at the US Open in New York.

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