US Open 2022: Rafael Nadal loses to Frances Tiafoe in round of 16

Rafael Nadal's magnificent unbeaten run in Grand Slam in 2022 has come to an end.

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America's Frances Tiafoe knocked the Spaniard out of US Open 2022 in a four-set thriller in their round-of-16-clash on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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Nadal was 22-0 in Slams in the calendar year, winning the Australian Open and French Open title.

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Tiafoe hence became the first man to beat Nadal in a major since Novak Djokovic in Roland Garros 2021.

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With the 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win, the biggest victory in his career so far, Tiafoe became the third American to beat Nadal at a Grand Slam.

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