Ben Shelton makes first US Open final after outdueling Frances Tiafoe
- On Friday, Ben Shelton defeated Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in a four-set US Open semifinal at Flushing Meadows, securing a spot in Sunday's final against Alexander Zverev.
- Shelton aims to end a 23-year American men's Grand Slam drought, the longest wait since Andy Roddick won the 2003 US Open. He is also the first Black American man to reach a US Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972.
- Played on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the match saw Tiafoe take the opening set before Shelton rallied to win the final three sets. The evening began with commemorations marking the somber anniversary.
- Standing in Shelton's path is Alexander Zverev, who defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 in the first semifinal. Zverev holds a 5-0 career record against Shelton and has won the past 10 sets between them.
- A 2022 NCAA singles champion at Florida, Shelton seeks to become the first former college player to win a major since John McEnroe at the 1984 US Open. Former college players have lost 11 straight major finals.
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Ben Shelton challenges Alexander Zverev in the final game of New York. The US star prevails in an American duel. His record against Zverev is devastating.
New York, Sep 11 (EFE).- American Ben Shelton defeated his fellow countryman Frances Tiafoe at the U.S. Open this Friday and qualified for his first final of a ‘big’, which he will play Sunday against German Alexander Zverev. Shelton, the executioner of Carlos Alcaraz in quarterfinals, beat Tiafoe, [...] The entry Shelton will play the New York final against Zverev after defeating Tiafoe was first published in HolaNews.
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