“Cameron and I, we have known each other for a long time. “It was two and a half hours, it was tough,” said 24-year-old Rublev who had needed four hours and five sets to get past Denis Shapovalov in the third round. Rublev lost to Nadal in the quarter-finals in New York in 2017. The ninth-seeded Russian triumphed 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 and will face either four-time champion Rafael Nadal or Frances Tiafoe of the United States for a place in the semi-finals. The victory sends Tiafoe into a quarter-final meeting with Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev on Wednesday.Īndrey Rublev shrugged off a rain delay to breeze past Cameron Norrie and reach the US Open quarter-finals for the third time on Monday. Tiafoe, the 22nd seed, produced a scintillating performance to beat 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 before a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium. She accepted a $2.6 million check for winning the US Open after the match, then she hilariously quipped 'I'm really glad this is not in cash.Frances Tiafoe of the United States pulled off a stunning upset to send Rafael Nadal crashing out of the US Open fourth round on Monday. Świątek's win bolstered her bank account along with her tennis resume.

Świątek called Jabeur 'an inspiration' after the match, adding they're both 'trying to do our best to be good people and be good examples.' Though Świątek came out on top Saturday, the magnitude of Jabeur's accomplishments wasn't lost on her. I know we're going to keep working hard and we'll get better sometime soon.' 'Just an amazing two weeks, to be honest with you. I don't like her very much right now, but it's OK,' Jabeur jokingly said of Świątek after the match. 2 in the next WTA rankings by virtue of her US Open run. The loss was bittersweet for Jabeur, as the 28-year-old Tunisian still became the first Arab and African woman to reach a US Open final - this coming two months after she became the first Arab and African woman to make any Grand Slam final at Wimbledon. With her US Open victory, Świątek has now cleared 10,000 WTA rankings points this year, the most since Serena Williams in 2013. Świątek has also won all seven of the finals she's reached this year. Earlier this year, she registered a 37-match winning streak, the longest in the WTA this century. Świątek's US Open win is only her latest accomplishment in a season jam-packed with them. I'm proud that tennis is getting more and more popular at home.' 'I'm pretty happy that I can kind of unite people with our sport.

'Especially right now we have to stay united and support ourselves and stay together,' Świątek said. is the #USOpen champion! 🏆 /SLgI8rOsW1- US Open Tennis September 10, 2022Īfter the match, Świątek took a moment to reflect on what her win means for Poland.

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