Ben Shelton shocks Carlos Alcaraz in five sets to win US Open quarterfinal

What the report says

Ben Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a dramatic US Open quarterfinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, advancing to the semifinals after a five-set battle that lasted four hours and 28 minutes. Al Jazeera reported that the eighth-seeded American won 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-6) in a match that ended in a final-set tiebreak and finished in the latest US Open match finish on record.

The victory marked a major result for Shelton in his home Grand Slam and came after a match of heavy momentum swings. Alcaraz, the third seed and a two-time US Open champion, took the first set, while Shelton responded strongly to win the next two. Alcaraz then forced a deciding set by taking the fourth, but Shelton held up under pressure in the final stretch and closed it out with support from the crowd.

Al Jazeera said Shelton credited the New York fans, his team and family for helping him through the contest. The win sets up an all-American semifinal against Frances Tiafoe, raising the possibility of an American men’s finalist at the US Open for the first time since 2003. More broadly, the result underlines Shelton’s rise among the top American men’s players and adds another high-profile chapter to his rivalry with one of tennis’s leading young champions.