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Frances Tiafoe defeated Daniil Medvedev 7(7)-6(1), 6-4, 7(8)-6(6) — US Open 2026 R16.
Daniil Medvedev and Frances Tiafoe: Daniil Medvedev leads 2–1 across 3 recorded meetings.
Serving for the opening set at 6-5 after breaking in game 11, Medvedev was broken straight back in game 12 for 6-6, and Tiafoe took the breaker from there. The second serve is where the margins lived, with Tiafoe winning 52 percent of those points to Medvedev's 37, and the 11th seed chip-charged his way to 34 of 47 net points against a man who came forward 15 times all match. Medvedev out-aced him 14-4 and still finished behind on total points, 118-110. He saved one match point in the third-set breaker before the American, 0-2 in prior meetings on record, closed it out after 2 hours and 56 minutes for a US Open quarterfinal.