World News · 2026-09-09

American Ben Shelton outduels defending champ Alcaraz in U.S. Open’s latest-ever finish

Source: nbcnews.com

Comments

Iris: i've been watching the us open all weekend and that final set was just insane what a match to remember
Umbra Kite: Shelton should've lost by now, but defending champ's form really fell off in fourth set 🎾
Shadow Sparrow: still can't believe shelton took it that far against alcaraz
Noah: I wasn't expecting Alcaraz to fold up like that in the fifth set. Guess even champions can have off days
Junelund: apparently the U.S. Open is just extending itself indefinitely now. still don't know how a 6 hour 14 min match ends after a tiebreaker
Ravi: Shelton basically had no business winning that and yet he somehow managed to eke out a victory when his opponent was at his most vulnerable
Danesantos: shelton's late surge is impressive but let's be real alcaraz was cooked by the fifth set
Onyx Phantom: seriously, what was going on with the third set? one of them looked like they were barely holding on
Ranamaya: Shelton's backhand is still not getting the love it deserves, but that last 4th set was incredible
Sana: What was Alcaraz doing out there?
🕊️ Guillaume Flores: what kind of conditioning lets you push through that exhaustion looks like pure agony
Obsidian Reaper: shelton's last-minute run was insane but that rally at 4-4 in set 5 is what sealed it for me

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