Ben Shelton defeats Carlos Alcaraz in a historic U.S. Open match, ending the champion's title defense in a thrilling five-set battle.

NEW YORK, Sept 9 : Ben Shelton beat defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6(10-7) in the early hours of Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open in the latest-finishing match in tournament history.Shelton's win sets up a match in the last four with compatriot Frances Tiafoe, boosti

NEW YORK, Sept 8 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka survived her toughest test of the tournament to beat Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(10-7) on Tuesday and reach the U.S. Open semi-finals for a sixth consecutive year.Defending champion Sabalenka had not dropped a set before facing the Czech

NEW YORK, Sept 8 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka survived her toughest test of the tournament to beat Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(10-7) on Tuesday and reach the U.S. Open semi-finals for a sixth consecutive year.Defending champion Sabalenka had not dropped a set before facing the Czech

NEW YORK, Sept 8 : Frances Tiafoe recovered from two sets and a break down to beat U.S. compatriot Alex Michelsen 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(6) at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, reaching the semi-finals for a third time in a thrilling fightback. Tiafoe appeared to have lost all the magic of his early campaign before wr

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain crashes out of the US Open after a five-set thriller against Ben Shelton. With this surprising knocking out, the defending champion was knocked out of the quarterfinals with...

NEW YORK, Sept 8 : Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain was stunned 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6(10-7) by Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, as his bid for back-to-back titles at the Grand Slam came to an end.Alcaraz won a tight first set and later levelled the clash at two sets apiece des

The overnight epic finished at 3:33 a.m. and guarantees an American in Sunday's final as the U.S. seeks its first men's major title since Andy Roddick in 2003.

NEW YORK, Sept 9 : Ben Shelton sent defending champion Carlos Alcaraz packing from the U.S. Open quarter-finals in the early hours of Wednesday, the pair slugging it out in the latest-finishing match in tournament history, while Aryna Sabalenka was pushed to the limit but kept her title defence alive.Spaniard

He had just completed the match of his life and is still alive to end the American men's long drought at the U.S. Open.

Ben Shelton snapped Carlos Alcaraz's 18-match winning streak in majors with the biggest win of his career in a four-hour and 28-minute match.

NEW YORK, Sept 8 : Aryna Sabalenka passed the biggest test of her title defence against sixth seed Linda Noskova to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday, as Frances Tiafoe survived a five-set thriller and fans awaited an all-American "Battle of the Billionaires."Second seed Carlos Alcaraz has defied

Spaniard was beaten in five sets after an epic quarter-final with Ben Shelton.

Carlos Alcaraz's US Open title defence ended in a five-set defeat to Ben Shelton, but the Spaniard left New York smiling after a gruelling four-hour battle, taking confidence from completing his first major tournament since returning from a wrist injury.

Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz’s title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history as he pulled out a 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Alcaraz had his 18-match winning...

NEW YORK, Sept 8 : Aryna Sabalenka survived the biggest test of her title defence against sixth seed Linda Noskova to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday, as fans awaited an all-American "Battle of the Billionaires" later in the programme.Second seed Carlos Alcaraz has defied concerns surrounding his l

NEW YORK, Sept 8 : Aryna Sabalenka survived the biggest test of her title defence against sixth seed Linda Noskova to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday, as fans awaited an all-American "Battle of the Billionaires" later in the programme.Second seed Carlos Alcaraz has defied concerns surrounding his l

After The Epic and The Comeback, Shelton and Tiafoe are two of four names left.

Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller at Arthur Ashe Stadium, snapping the Spaniard's 18-match Grand Slam winning streak.