Shelton Ends Alcaraz’s Title Reign in Late-Night Marathon, Will Face Tiafoe in US Open Semis
- 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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Ben Shelton beating Carlos Alcaraz at 3:33 a.m. ET is unforgivable for tennis
The most consequential result in the last 20 years of American tennis happened in the wee hours of Wednesday morning at the US Open, and most sports fans couldn’t see it because they had been asleep for hours. Ben Shelton upset Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open quarterfinals in a five-set thriller, winning the final…
In a memorable US open match Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz. In the semi-final he meets a compatriot. America's tennis men and women are strong for how long not. That's no coincidence.
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Ben Shelton had gone toe-to-toe with Carlos Alcaraz for five exhausting sets and finally at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday (local time) came the chance to end the U.S. Open champion's title reign.
Atlanta-born Ben Shelton ends Carlos Alcaraz’s title reign in late-night marathon, will face Tiafoe in US Open semis
Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz’s title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history as he pulled out a 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Alcaraz had his 18-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments ended in a match that lasted 4 hours, 28 minutes.
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