Shelton beats Alcaraz in record-late US Open match
In the United States, Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open quarterfinals, ending his opponent’s title reign at the tournament. The match ended at 3:33 a.m. local time on Wednesday, becoming the latest-finishing match in the history of the competition. Shelton won 6:7 (5), 6:1, 6:3, 1:6, 7:6 (10:7).
The match lasted more than four hours
The encounter lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes. The defeat ended Alcaraz’s streak of 18 consecutive victories at Grand Slam tournaments. In the second and third sets, Shelton won nine games in a row and took a 3:0 lead in the third set.
Alcaraz managed to level the score in sets. He vomited before the start of the decisive set. It was his first tournament since April after returning from a right wrist injury.
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Semifinal against Tiafoe
In the semifinals, Shelton will face 11th seed Frances Tiafoe. On Tuesday, Tiafoe defeated Alex Michelsen in a five-set match — 5:7, 3:6, 7:5, 6:3, 7:6 (10:6) — and reached the US Open semifinals for the third time in his career.
Thus, a representative of the United States is guaranteed to play in the men’s final of the tournament, which will take place on Sunday. American tennis has not won a men’s Grand Slam title since 2003, when Andy Roddick was the winner, MyJoyOnline reports.
