American Ben Shelton outduels defending champ Alcaraz in U.S. Open’s latest-ever finish
- In the early hours of Wednesday, American Ben Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in a U.S. Open quarterfinal that concluded at 3:33 a.m. in New York.
- Returning from a five-month wrist injury, the Spaniard arrived with a 13-0 Grand Slam record against American men but struggled throughout the contest, ending his 18-match Grand Slam winning streak.
- Lasting 4 hours and 28 minutes, the match set a record as the latest-finishing in tournament history, surpassing the previous 2:50 a.m. finish from the 2022 quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows.
- With the victory, Shelton advances to the semifinals to face fellow American Frances Tiafoe, ensuring an American man will reach the championship match for the first time in years.
- The United States has not produced a men's Grand Slam champion since Andy Roddick won the 2003 Open, making this semifinal matchup a pivotal moment in American tennis resurgence.
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American Ben Shelton Outlasts Alcaraz in Latest-Ever US Open Finish
USA's Ben Shelton (R) shakes hands with Spain's Carlos Alcaraz after winning the men's singles quarter-final tennis match at the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Sept. 9, 2026. (Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)
Ben Shelton Took Down Carlos Alcaraz In The Match Of His Life
Who knew Ben Shelton could do all that? Certainly not the Defector writer who was slandering him in the early stages of the match as "John Isner with WiFi." The 23-year-old American revealed levels to his game heretofore unseen, over the course of a U.S. Open quarterfinal that technically began Tuesday night but was mostly played early Wednesday morning. Matched up against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, Shelton hit the apex of his career at …
NEW YORK (AP) — Night action at the U.S. Open has now reached an extreme.
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