Tennis fans who stayed up deep into the night to watch Ben Shelton take aim at reigning U.S. Open champion Carlos Alcaraz will find their lack of sleep to be well worthwhile.
Shelton dethroned Alcaraz in a five-set match that included two tiebreakers, going right down to the wire with a fifth-set tiebreaker to determine who would face Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.
By knocking out Alcaraz, who won the U.S. Open in 2022 as well, the 23-year-old Shelton guaranteed there will be an American in the finals at a tournament not won by an American since 2003.
Here’s where the Shelton-Alcaraz marathon ranks among the longest in U.S. Open history.
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