Ben Shelton outlasts the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6 in the quarter in New York on Tuesday after conquering a huge battle. Shelton is going to play against Frances Tiafoe in the semifinal. The epic lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this event. Here you can see his history at this event.
The American added to his prize money $ 670,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 1,450,000 so far in this event. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 1,350,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 2,800,000.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Carlos Alcaraz U.S. Open – New York
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1-6 7-67
4h:28
At the end of the match, the American scored 169 points vs. the Spaniard’s 164.
Shelton
Ben won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points as he converted only 31% (5/16) of the procured opportunities.
Alcaraz
On the other side, Alcaraz wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 27% – 3/11). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Shelton and Alcaraz is 1-3 for Carlos.
Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe – stats
Shelton will play Tiafoe in the semifinal.
This will be the 5th time that Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Tiafoe won 4-6 7-5 6-75 6-4 6-3 in the 3rd round in New York back in 2024.
Live score progression and stats
The Spaniard won the set after he broke the American in the 11th (6-5) game. Ben tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 12th (6-6) game. Nonetheless, Carlos stayed solid to ultimately clinch the set at the following breaker at 5.
Carlos failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 15.
Tiebreak
Carlos won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (2-3), 8th (3-5), 9th (4-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Ben won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1) and 6th (4-2) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
Carlos was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-5 0-40). The Spaniard saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. Also, on the other side, Shelton was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 12th game (5-6 15-40).
They contested 78 points. Carlos was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than the American (41-37). The Spaniard lost 15 points on serve (26-15). on the other side of the net, Ben conceded 15 points on serve (22-15).
Shelton was far too good to drop just 1 game before breaking Carlos 3 times and win the set 6-1.
The Spaniard had no answers in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 0-1 to 6-1.
Shelton converted 33% of his break points (3/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 67 points. Shelton conquered the set after winning 13 points more than Alcaraz (40-27). Ben lost 8 points on serve (17-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Carlos conceded 23 points on serve (19-23).
Shelton had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was decisive for Shelton to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Ben was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 40-A). On the other side, the Spaniard was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They contested 56 points. Shelton conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Alcaraz (32-24). Ben lost 9 points on serve (23-9). On the other side, Carlos conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).
Shelton took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Carlos extended his lead after breaking the American in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
Carlos was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). In addition on the other side, the American was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 43 points. The Spaniard was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than Ben (28-15). Alcaraz lost 7 points on serve (19-7). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 9 points on serve (8-9).
The 5th set random the deciding set was a sheer thriller.
The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Finally, Shelton won a thrilling breaker 10-7 after a huge fight with 17 points played.
Tiebreak
Ben won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 10th (5-5), 14th (8-6) and 17th (10-7) point. On the other side, the Spaniard won 2 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3) and 8th (5-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6, 8-7, 9-7, 10-7
They played 91 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Ben won just 3 more points than Carlos (47-44). Ben lost 13 points on serve (35-13). On the losing side, Alcaraz conceded 12 points on serve (31-12).
Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-66)
- Ben SheltonShelton – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-75 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6)
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