# Tennis: American Ben Shelton knocked out defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time since 2023. The eighth seed battled past the Spaniard, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6, in four-hours-and-28-minutes in the quarterfinal clash, that finished at 3:33 a.m. in New York, the latest finish for a match at the hard-court major. Shelton will face compatriot Frances Tiafoe, who came from two sets down to beat fellow American Alex Michelsen, for a place in the final.
Tennis: Shelton knocks out Alcaraz in a five-set US Open quarterfinal thriller