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0 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Sports
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Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz's title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.
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that → end → a.m.
The match started just after 11 p.m. and lasted 4 hours, 28 minutes, with thousands of fans staying until the end.
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thousands → start → end
Shelton will now play No. 11 seed Frances Tiafoe, a fellow American, meaning the U.S. is guaranteed to have a representative in Sunday's final as it seeks its first men's major title since Andy Roddick lifted a grand slam title at the U.S. Open in 2003.
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Roddick → play → 2003
Alcaraz, whose 18-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments ended Wednesday, had played in the previous latest finish at the U.S. Open when he outlasted Jannik Sinner in a match that finished at 2:50 a.m. That was in the 2022 quarterfinals en route to his first Grand Slam title at 19.
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That → end → 19
Shelton benefited from a home-crowd boost against the popular Alcaraz, with fans in Arthur Ashe Stadium chanting his name along with "USA! USA!"
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fans → benefit → USA
"It's incredible," Shelton said.
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Shelton → say → ?
"I always say that this is the greatest sports city in the world ... that this is the greatest stadium in the world.
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this → say → world
I'm just hoping that my best friend and my sister over there don't have to be at work at 6 a.m. in three hours."
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friend → hop → hours
Three of the four singles quarterfinals went to match tiebreakers on a marathon day, which started with Aryna Sabalenka edging Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova to keep her hopes alive of a third straight U.S. Open title.
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Sabalenka → go → title
Alcaraz will have to wait for his next one.
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Alcaraz → have → one
Instead it was Shelton reaching his third major semifinal, having gotten to the final four in the 2023 U.S. Open and 2025 Australian Open.
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Shelton → reach → Open
He seized control by winning nine straight games from early in the second set until he had a 3-0 lead in the third.
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he → seize → third
But Alcaraz, in his first tournament since April after returning from a right wrist injury, battled back even as he vomited before the start of the final set.
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he → return → set
Alcaraz ran off four straight points in the tiebreaker to go ahead 5-3, but Shelton came back behind some of his powerful serves that can exceed 140 mph, along with some mistakes from Alcaraz.
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that → run → Alcaraz
Shelton eventually finished it off with a 146 mph serve his opponent couldn't get back.
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opponent → finish → serve
Shelton's victory marks his first career win over a top 5 seed in a grand slam, CBS Sports reported.
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Sports → mark → slam
He won his seventh Grand Slam title at the Australian Open to start this year not long before his injury.
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He → win → injury
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