Tiafoe wins five-set US Open thriller as Wednesday brings a packed quarter-final schedule

Frances Tiafoe edged Alex Michelsen in five sets and Aryna Sabalenka survived Linda Noskova, while Wednesday’s order includes four singles quarter-finals and Neal Skupski’s doubles tie.

Frances Tiafoe won the longest match of the day at the US Open, beating fellow American Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(10-6) in four hours and 39 minutes. The 11th seed recovered from two sets down and took the deciding tie-break 10-6. Aryna Sabalenka also needed a deciding tie-break to get past Linda Noskova, winning 7-6(7-1), 3-6, 7-6(10-7). Jessica Pegula completed the women’s quarter-final results with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Emma Navarro. Tiafoe comes through an all-American test Michelsen led 7-5, 6-3, but Tiafoe turned the match around by taking the third set 7-5 and the fourth 6-3. He then edged the final-set tie-break 10-6. The win sends Tiafoe into the semi-finals; the other side of the men’s quarter-final draw is completed by Ben Shelton against Carlos Alcaraz. Sabalenka and Pegula keep the top of the women’s draw moving Sabalenka’s quarter-final with Noskova was decided by two tie-breaks. The top seed took the first 7-1, dropped the second set 6-3, then closed out the match 10-7 in the deciding tie-break. Pegula recovered from losing the opening set to Navarro. The third seed levelled at 6-4 and finished the match 6-3. The draw now lists Sabalenka against Pegula in one semi-final, while Qinwen Zheng and Elena Rybakina meet on Wednesday for the other quarter-final place. Doubles keeps the British interest alive Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison are through to the men’s doubles quarter-finals after Krawietz and Puetz beat Jamie Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 7-6(7-1), 7-6(7-5). Skupski and Harrison will face fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Wednesday evening in New York, with the match scheduled to follow Alexander Zverev’s singles quarter-final on Arthur Ashe. Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten also advanced, beating Francisco Cabral and JJ Tracy 6-4, 6-4. Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury won their third-round tie against Boris Carpico and Nicolas Filin 7-6(8-6), 4-6, 6-4. In women’s doubles, top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend beat Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar-Martinez 6-4, 6-2. Eighth seeds Elise Mertens and Diana Shnaider beat Su-Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-3. Wednesday’s quarter-finals Qinwen Zheng faces second seed Elena Rybakina on Arthur Ashe at 11.30am local time (4.30pm BST). Mirra Andreeva against Coco Gauff is not before 12.30pm (5.30pm BST), followed by Karen Khachanov against Alexander Blockx not before 2pm (7pm BST). Alexander Zverev plays Botic van de Zandschulp at 7.30pm local time (12.30am BST on Thursday). Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison’s doubles quarter-final against Bolelli and Vavassori follows that match.