Gauff hails Black American breakthrough at US Open as Shelton and Tiafoe set up semi-final
Coco Gauff praised the historic achievement of Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe, who will become the first Black American men to meet in a Grand Slam semi-final in the Open Era when they play at the US Open in New York on Friday. Gauff, who saved two match points to beat Mirra Andreeva and reach the women's semi-finals, said she never thought she would see an all-Black men's semi-final in her lifetime. She will next face second seed Elena Rybakina.