It was the Big Foe show Friday at the U.S. Open.

No. 11 seed and Maryland native Frances Tiafoe dominated Valentin Vacherot in three sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Celebrities including Ja Rule and Lisa Leslie were in the stands of Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York cheering on the American tennis star.

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Tiafoe will face No. 7 Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 champion, at 3 p.m. Sunday in the fourth round. Medvedev leads their head-to-head series 6-1, with Tiafoe’s lone victory coming at the 2024 Laver Cup. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals.

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In a post-match interview Friday night in New York, Tiafoe was asked how much he loves playing in front of the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

“See you back on Sunday. That’s how much I love it,” Tiafoe told the crowd.

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The Hyattsville native has been a force at his home Grand Slam, reaching the U.S. Open semifinals in 2022 and 2024, with a quarterfinal appearance in 2023. He is 9-0 playing in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

This article has been updated.