United States sports have been on an unbelievable tear this Summer, beginning with this summer’s Paris Olympics, where the US tallied 126 medals, good for 35 more than second-place China. And it seems like that dominance picked right up again on the tennis court.
The last tennis Grand Slam of the year, New York’s US Open, is the latest international sporting event where Americans are excelling. United States tennis stars Francis Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, two of the tennis’ youngest stars, are set to face each other on the court Friday in a semifinal match with an appearance in the final on the line.
Both players are American, meaning that regardless of who wins, Sunday’s final will feature an American player for the first time since 2005. It’s hard to believe, but an American hasn’t won the men’s final since Andy Roddick was crowned the champion in 2003.
The women’s side of the tournament also features two Americans in the semis, as Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro have advanced as well.
Needless to say, America has sent a pretty clear message to the world with this dominance, and the sports world had a lot to say about it.
Americans right now after Tiafoe, Fritz, Pegula and Navarro are into the US Open semifinals pic.twitter.com/SFtQdMvESm
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 5, 2024
CLEAN SWEEP FOR THE AMERICANS IN THE QUARTERFINALS! 🇺🇸 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/tC1uvaimQW
— Anthony Rivera (@AntRivera86) September 5, 2024
FOUR Americans in the US Open semis – two on the men’s side, two on the women’s side. All eyes on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court the next four days!
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸— Prem (@premdawg) September 5, 2024
Four Americans were underdogs in the #USOpen singles quarterfinals. All four were victorious.
Emma Navarro. Taylor Fritz. Frances Tiafoe. And now Jessica Pegula.
Last time there were multiple American women & multiple American men in major singles semis was in 2003 US Open… pic.twitter.com/7r81XvUMrA
— Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 (@christophclarey) September 5, 2024
COUNT EM FOUR AMERICANS ARE IN THE US OPEN SEMIFINALS
— #19 Alex Ailey (1-0) (@alexaileygeo) September 5, 2024
Americans really feeling it this US Open
— Dee Seymore (@DeeSeymore) September 5, 2024
Expect the entire country to be tuned in as the host nation looks to bring home the hardware.
