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NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe weathered a Ben Shelton storm in a captivating all-American blockbuster to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 and move into the last 16 of the US Open on Friday.
As the US Open continued on Friday, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe faced off in a highly anticipated third-round matchup. The well-matched, All-American contest ended with Tiafoe victorious 4-6, 7 ...
Frances Tiafoe defeated Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the round of 16 in front of an electric New York crowd Friday.
The semifinal between Fritz and Frances Tiafoe marked the first all-American major men's semifinal since Andre Agassi defeated Robby Ginepri at the 2005 US Open, with Fritz becoming the first American man to reach a major final since Andy Roddick at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to do so at the US Open since Roddick in 2006. [5]
And it came to fruition on the biggest stage Friday night when he came from behind to beat his good friend and fellow American Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the U.S. Open semifinals.
Ben Shelton, of the United States, reacts during a match against Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in ...
At the US Open, he reached the fourth round for a second consecutive year by defeating fifth seed and world No. 7, Andrey Rublev in a five-set match. Tiafoe was the first American man to reach the second week at the US Open in consecutive years since Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish in 2011–12. [87] He was then defeated by Félix Auger-Aliassime. [88]
Ben Shelton is still just 20, still new to this whole professional tennis thing. On a muggy night in which, yes, he hit 14 aces but also hit 11 double-faults, Shelton used one blink-and-you-missed ...