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When things go your way, sometimes they really go your way, and that\u2019s how this year\u2019s U.S. Open seems to be going for American Alex Michelsen, who reached his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more Frances Tiafoe stuns Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to reach US Open quarterfinals<\/a><\/p>\n

Making the run even more impressive is that the California native has advanced by winning straight sets in every match this tournament. He was also the first American through to the quarterfinals in Flushing Meadows on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t lost a set here this year. I\u2019ve just been playing some really good ball,\u201d he said on the court after the win over the No. 27 seed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the focus on this year\u2019s tournament has been about the American men\u2019s chances to end the Grand Slam drought, Michelsen\u2019s run has received far less attention than some of the other Americans in Queens this year, but his victory Sunday helped guarantee that an American man will reach the semifinals, as he next faces Frances Tiafoe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 2026 U.S. Open has not been shy of storylines and controversies, and Austrian Anastasia Potapova found herself having to push back on one following her victory over American Amanda Anisimova.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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After a third-round win Saturday to eliminate last year\u2019s runner-up, some fans interpreted a wave that Potapova had given as her waving goodbye to Anisimova. However, she vehemently denied that was the case in a post on social media, criticizing her \u201chaters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI see so many questions about my bye wave after the match,\u201d she wrote on Instagram. \u201cYou just wanna make circus out of everything. I waved to my friend, who has been sitting there and supporting me. Just be easy guys, but I guess haters gonna hate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Last year\u2019s U.S. Open runner-up, Jannik Sinner, isn\u2019t in Queens due to a persistent knee injury, but that isn\u2019t keeping him from being out and about. During the second Sunday of the U.S. Open, Sinner popped up at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix near Monza, Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The knee issue forced the world No. 1 to miss the Cincinnati Open and the U.S. Open, but he did say while at the event that his knee was \u201cfine,\u201d Italian outlet la Repubblica reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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