Shelton Ends Alcaraz’s Title Reign in Late-Night Marathon, Will Face Tiafoe in US Open Semis
Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz’s 18-match Grand Slam winning streak and set up an all-American semifinal against Frances Tiafoe.
- On Tuesday, American Ben Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set Open quarterfinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with the match ending at 3:33 a.m., the latest finish in tournament history.
- Three long matches earlier on Arthur Ashe Stadium delayed the night session start until after 11 p.m., forcing Shelton and Alcaraz to play deep into the morning hours.
- The victory marked Shelton's first win against a top-three player in 17 attempts, ending Alcaraz's 18-match Grand Slam winning streak, though reports noted the Spaniard persevered through visible sickness.
- Advancing to the semifinals, Shelton will face 11th-seeded Frances Tiafoe, guaranteeing an American finalist and setting up an all-American matchup on Friday.
- The American tennis scene seeks its first men's major title since Andy Roddick won in 2003, and Shelton's path to the final positions the nation to end a 23-year title drought.
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After an infinite match lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes, Shelton beat Alcaraz with score 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in the match finished later in the history of the Us Open (at 3:30 local). After a fifth exciting set and played au pair, it is decisive the supertiebreak, where the American goes under a break, but he recovers [...] The article Clamoroso at the US Open, Shelton does the feat and eliminates Alcaraz after 4 and a half hours: "I just hope…
It was 3:35 a.m. in New York when Ben Shelton finally won 10 points at 7 in the super tie-break of the fifth set (6-7 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6)The American Ben Shelton, the 9th world player, created the surprise that he thought was capable of, by leaving Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the US Open on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in New York. It was 3:35 a.m., Arthur Ashe Stadium's lodges were already out a long time ago, but the fir…
The tennis world is on the verge of a new era! The US Open men's championship will welcome a different champion after the previous holder of the trophy Carlos Alcaraz was sensationally eliminated in the quarterfinals. The Spanish star, who has already lifted the cup in New York twice and has a total of seven Grand Slam titles, said goodbye to the dream of a new triumph after an extremely contested match. In a real tennis thriller that lasted 4 h…
Carlos Alcaraz, world number 3, was eliminated in quarterfinals of the US Open by American Ben Shelton, ninth in ATP standings, on the night of Tuesday 8 to Wednesday 9 September. After a super tie-break...
Carlos Alcaraz (ATP-3), one of the world's best tennis players, has withdrawn from the title race at the prestigious US Open tennis tournament in New York (USA) after a dramatic battle.
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