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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Raised in a family of athletes, Atlanta's left-handed left American football in adolescence to devote himself fully to racketeering under the guidance of his father Bryan.After overcoming Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals, he will face Alexander Zverev this Sunday with the aim of cutting off a drought of more than two decades for local tennis players in New York.
Tiafoe falls short of US Open final match once again
Big Foe made another big run at the US Open but again could not break through to his first Grand Slam final.Frances Tiafoe got knocked out in the semi-finals on Friday night by fellow American Ben Shelton. This was his third trip to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows in five years, after getting th
The first African-American in the final at the US Open since Ashe. The service-record at 254 km/h and a mission: to bring back to the States the Slam that is missing from Roddick 2003 and to challenge the duopoly Sinner-Alcaraz. In front of there is Zverev, the most fit man of the year
Shelton Reaches First Grand Slam Final After US Open Comeback : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Ben Shelton moved within one victory of ending a 23-year wait for an American men’s Grand Slam singles champion after beating Frances Tiafoe on Friday, September 11, to reach the US Open final. The 23-year-old rallied from a set down to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He will face Germany’s Alexander […] The post Shelton Reaches First Grand Slam Final After US Open Comeback appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
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