Denis Shapovalov overcame a terrible first set tie-break to beat David Goffin 6-7(0) 6-3 6-4 6-3 on Monday (NZ time) and become the first Canadian man to advance to the US Open quarter-finals in the Open era.
Shapovalov will next face Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarter-finals after the 20th seed was awarded his fourth round match against Novak Djokovic by default when the world number one hit a line judge with a ball.
It will be Shapovalov's first Grand Slam quarter-final and could lead the way for a Canadian charge into the last eight with compatriots Vasek Pospisil and Felix Auger-Aliassime playing their fourth round clashes on Tuesday.
Earlier, Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
The German fifth seed won 6-2 6-2 6-1 in just 94 minutes to make the last eight at Flushing Meadows for the first time.
After an early break for the 2-1 lead, the 23-year-old never let his Spanish opponent get a foothold in the match. He produced 18 aces, 39 winners and dropped just one service game during a ruthless performance.
Davidovich Fokina grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second set, but the advantage was short lived, as Zverev broke back before racing away with the set. He sealed it with an ace.
Davidovich Fokina, who took a medical time out to treat a foot problem, tried to rattle Zverev by attempting drop shots, but the fleet-footed fifth seed moved nimbly around the court.
"I'm in the quarter-finals and that can only be a good thing," says Zverev, who reached the Australian Open semi-finals earlier this year.
"I've been waiting for this moment for six months."
Reuters
