Alex Michelsen's US Open Breakthrough: Underdog Run Ends in 5-Set Heartbreak vs Tiafoe

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Alex Michelsen's US Open Breakthrough: Underdog Run Ends in 5-Set Heartbreak vs Tiafoe http://newsplusglobe.com/ Alex Michelsen announced himself on the biggest stage. The 22-year-old, ranked 46th, reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the US Open without dropping a set . He came within a set of the semifinals, leading Frances Tiafoe 2-0 and serving for the match, before falling in a 4-hour, 38-minute epic . Michelsen's journey from a teenage Challenger winner to a US Open quarterfinalist is one of the tournament's best stories. Only on News Plus Globe. #AlexMichelsen #USOpen2026 #Tennis #AmericanTennis #Underdog #NewsPlusGlobe #Sports

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00:00Welcome to News Plus Globe. Alex Michelson's 2026 U.S. Open run was one of the tournament's

00:05best stories. The 22-year-old American, ranked 46th, reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal

00:11without dropping a set, beating two seeded players along the way. Came within a set of the

00:16semifinals, leading Francis Tiafoe two sets to love and serving for the match before falling

00:21in a four-hour, 38-minute epic. The loss left him in tears, but he's already looking ahead.

00:27Michelson, from California, signed with Georgia but turned pro in 2023. He won the Wimbledon

00:32boys doubles title in 2022. He's a player who loves being under the radar but won't be for

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