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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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...
For his return to the competition after three months of absence, the Spaniard fell into five sets this Wednesday, September 9th in the quarterfinals of the New York tournament. His executioner will face Frances Tiafoe in half for a duel 100% American.
US Open: Ben Shelton stuns Alcaraz in late show to reach semis
NEW YORK: Ben Shelton beat defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6(10-7) in the early hours of Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open in the latest-finishing match in tournament history.Shelton's win sets up a match in the last four with compatriot Frances Tiafoe, boosting home hopes of a first American men's Grand Slam champion since 2003.Seven-times major champion Alcaraz arrived at Arthur Ashe Stadium with a 13…
New York, Sep 9 (EFE).- Spanish Carlos Alcaraz fell eliminated in the early morning of this Wednesday of the United States Open before the American Ben Shelton, after reaching the quarter-finals on his return to the tracks after almost five months of loss of injury. Shelton defeated Alcaraz by 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, [...] The Alcaraz entrance succumbs to Shelton in an early morning battle in New York was first published in HolaNews.
On the night of Tuesday 8 to Wednesday 9 September, American number one, Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz in 5 sets and qualified for the US Open semifinal. Spanish had been undefeated in Grand Slams for 18 games.
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