Ben Shelton defeats Carlos Alcaraz to reach US Open semi-finals

The American upset defending champion Alcaraz, the No. 2 seed, in an epic quarterfinal that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday morning,.

Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open quarter-finals. Delivering arguably the finest performance of his professional career, Shelton beat Alcaraz, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3,...

Andy Roddick isn’t sorry about what happened at the US Open Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz in five sets, closing it out on a tiebreak with match point at 3:33 a.m. ET. It was the biggest win of Shelton’s career, the first time an American man had beaten Alcaraz or…

American tennis star Ben Shelton defeated Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in a dramatic late-night quarterfinal at the US Open, ending Alcaraz’s title defense. The four-hour, 28-minute match at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday, September 8, made history as the latest-finishing match in US Open history, concluding at 3:33 a.m. local time in New York, per CNN. […]

The 23-year-old’s epic win over Carlos Alcaraz means there is a real chance of an American man winning the US Open for the first time since 2003 In yet another graveyard shift at the US Open, Ben Shelton showed he can hang around late, ousting defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in five sets in a quarter-final that started on Tuesday night and finished on Wednesday morning. When Shelton fired the final ball out wide for his seventh ace of the night, the clock on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court read 3.33am. It was the latest-ever finish at the Open and the fifth-latest finish in grand slam history. After embracing Alcaraz at the net, he pumped his fists and greeted his coach’s box with a primal scream. Parents have a name for this: the zoomies. Then Shelton looked to the stands and gestured at his mother and his girlfriend, soccer star Trinity Rodman. In his on-court interview, he asked that his sister, Emma, be given the day off. She had spent the entire night and much of the early morning watching her little brother play. Continue reading...

The 23-year-old’s epic win over Carlos Alcaraz means there is a real chance of an American man winning the US Open for the first time since 2003

Alcaraz and Shelton’s match ended at 3:34 a.m. ET.

Ben Shelton’s unbelievable win over Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open made us forget to sleep.

Ben Shelton sizzled in a 146-mph ace to upset Carlos Alcaraz in a quarterfinal at 3:33 a.m. EDT Wednesday for the latest finish in U.S. Open history.

Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz to make it to the U.S. Open semifinals, but the match ended SO LATE!

The men’s quarter-final did not begin until after 11pm following a series of long matches on the main show court at Flushing Meadows

Carlos Alcaraz tumbled out of the US Open quarter-finals at 3:34 am Wednesday, falling to Ben Shelton in an epic five-set thriller that broke the record for latest finish ever at Flushing Meadows.It took a brutal four hours and 28 minutes, finishing long past the previous latest finish in New York of 2:50 am -- Alcaraz's five-set quarter-final win over Jannik Sinner in 2022.

Ben Shelton ended his winless streak against Carlos Alcaraz in the best possible way, with a five set thrilling win at the 2026 US Open quarterfinals.

Ben Shelton pulled of a spectacular victory against Carlos Alcaraz in five sets late on Tuesday night to make it to the US Open semi-finals. The US Open quarterfinal match between American Ben Shelton and 7-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz was one of the most highly anticipated clashes of the tournament.

Winner claims 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7) victory Epic quarter-final ends after 3.30am in New York As the official 10th day of play in New York moved deeper into the remote hours of the new morning, every passing game imbued Carlos Alcaraz with greater despair. From his focused start, Alcaraz’s intensity had flatlined and he could barely put a ball in court. Alcaraz lost nine consecutive games against Ben Shelton and seemed to have nothing left. Instead, the contest would develop into one of the most remarkable matches of the year as Alcaraz dragged himself into a fifth set and came so close to orchestrating another seemingly impossible comeback. This time, he was denied by a brave, defiant Shelton, who refused to be shaken by the status of his rival or the prospect of securing the greatest win of career after four hours and 29 minutes on court. At 3.33am, the sun not long from rising over Flushing Meadows yet a half-full Arthur Ashe Stadium still hollering until the end, Shelton closed out with a 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7) win over Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. Continue reading...

Titleholder Carlos Alcaraz is out of the US Open after losing a marathon quarter-final to home hope Ben Shelton, which finished at 3. 33 am (0733 GMT) New York time, the latest ever finish to a match in the tournament's history.

Carlos Alcaraz's US Open title defence is over after a dramatic five-set quarter-final loss to Ben Shelton that ends at 03:34 local time - the latest finish in the tournament's history.

Carlos Alcaraz's US Open title defence is over after a dramatic five-set quarter-final loss to Ben Shelton that ends at 03:34 local time - the latest finish in the tournament's history.

Shelton and Alcaraz played the latest match in US Open history, with Shelton winning with an ace at 3:33 a.m. ET

The defending champion is out with Ben Shelton emerging victorious after four and a half hours in the latest finish ever in the US Open

In the match of his life, Ben Shelton has shocked the tennis world by defeating the defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals in a five-set thriller. In a match where both players had their moments, it was ultimately the American who prevailed, winning the match 6-7 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6 and booking …

Ben Shelton clinched the biggest win of his career as he defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set epic stretching deep into the New York night to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.