Australian Open: American Frances Tiafoe notches emotional upset of Grigor Dimitrov

MELBOURNE — There is no question Frances Tiafoe will never forget his 21st birthday.

It's the day that Tiafoe, the American-born son of Sierra Leone immigrants, secured passage to his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Playing in his 12th Grand Slam tournament and third Australian Open, the 39th-ranked Tiafoe upset 20th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-5, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 7-5 in 3 hours, 39 minutes on a beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon.

Upon victory, Tiafoe knelt down to kiss the court on Melbourne Arena and DImitrov came over to Tiafoe’s side of the net to offer congratulations, The crowd then sang an enthusiastic rendition of Happy Birthday and started chanting, "T-I-A-F-O-E."

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