The top two players in the world are set to square off at Arthur Ashe Stadium with a grand slam title in the balance
Sep 12, 2026
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A champion will be crowned on Saturday in New York. The top two seeds in the women’s draw — and top two players in the world — battle it out at Arthur Ashe Stadium looking to earn a grand slam title.
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina in the championship match.
Sabalenka is looking for her third straight US Open title after mowing down the competition. She has dropped just one set in the tournament — in the quarterfinals against Linda Noskova where it was pushed to a third set tiebreak — and the rest of the sets haven’t been particularly close.
Rybakina, meanwhile, has been pushed to three sets in her last two matches — against Coco Gauff and Qinwen Zheng. The two have met a remarkable 17 times in their careers with Sabalenka holding a slight edge at 10-7.
They’ve met three times this season with Sabalenka taking two of those, but Rybakina taking the most important one: the Australian Open final. There’s also an interesting subplot to this match with Rybakina set to take over the world No. 1 ranking at the end of the tournament. Sabalenka has held that spot for 99 straight weeks, but no grand slam wins in the first three saw her slip down a bit in the overall points. Keep it locked here over the next two weeks for our complete coverage of the 2026 US Open.
Where to watch the 2026 US Open Dates: Aug. 30 – Sept. 13, 2026 Location: Billie Jean King National Tennis Center — Flushing, New York TV: ESPN, ABC | Stream: fubo (try for free) Women’s final 1. Aryna Sabalenka vs. 2.
Elena Rybakina
Men’s final 1. Alexander Zverev vs. 8. Ben Shelton
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Sabalenka forces third set with stellar break of Rybakina
The former World No. 1 and top-seed isn’t finished yet. Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina are going to a third set after the top-seed and two-time defending US Open champion broke her opponent to take the second set, 7-5.
Sabalenka got aggressive on Rybakina’s second serve and delivered a two-handed backhand down the line her opponent failed to return. At one point, Rybakina fought off two set points and had four straight points on serve to hold at 5-5.
A few minutes later, Rybakina got to deuce on Sabalenka’s serve after the Belarusian banged a forehand into the net. However, Sabalenka responded with consecutive points to hold, the second coming on an overheard smash at the net on a ball she annihilated to the backstop.
Rybakina plays near perfect first set, leads Sabalenka
Elena Rybakina took the first set, 6-4, against Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s US Open final on the women’s side, including a two-handed backhand winner to setup the close out on an unforced error on the next point. Sabalenka tried moving Rybakina around early, but was not efficient enough late during points to keep rallies going.
She attempted to take Rybakina’s return earlier than normal inside the baseline several times, but again, the No. 2 seed and new world No. 1 had an answer. Rybakina only had three unforced errors and one double fault in the opening set, compared to 15 unforced errors from Sabalenka.
Elena Rybakina earns first break, serving for lead
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2 seed Elena Rybakina came through on her second break point opportunity of the first set and leads Sabalenka, 3-2, after the top-seeded Belarusian shanked a double fault before sending a ball into the crowd. Rybakina’s now on serve with a chance to take a two-game lead earlier. Rybakina has six winners and zero unforced errors through the first five games of the match.
Aryna Sabalenka gunning for history in US Open final
We’re minutes away from first serve inside Arthur Ashe for the women’s US Open final, where top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka will try and match Chrissy Evert and Serena Williams as the only three-peat champions in New York.
She’ll have to do it against No 2 Elana Rybakina, who has beaten Sabalenka in seven of 17 career matches. Sabalenka beat Rybakina earlier this year in straights on hard court in Miami.
Ben Shelton beats Frances Tiafoe in four sets to reach first career grand slam final
Friday night’s main event at Arthur Ashe Stadium pit two of the top Americans against each other for the right to face top-seeded Alexander Zverev on Sunday for the US Open title, as No. 8 seed Ben Shelton and No. 11 seed Frances Tiafoe both made it to the semis in dramatic fashion.
The anticipation for the match was as high as any non-final in recent memory, as the winner would get a chance to snap the 23-year drought since the last American man won a grand slam title.
It was the first ever grand slam semifinal to feature two Black American men, and the winner would become the first Black American man to reach the US Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972.
With all that history at stake, the two delivered a tremendous, tense match that ended in Shelton winning in four sets (4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5) to reach the first grand slam final of his career. Shelton spoke after the match about what’s been different this year for him, and he highlighted a maturity that’s been obvious in his play the last two matches — while also still being a 23-year-old.
“I’ve grown up. I’m more mature. More focused,” Shelton said.
“I know what my goal is. I know what my job is out here. I’m 100% committed to those goals.
It’s not easy playing here at Arthur Ashe, playing in front of all your favorite athletes and movie stars. Being able to keep your head down and focus for over three hours is not an easy task. I keep on looking up at the screen saying, ‘Oh, shoot, Jalen Brunson’s here.'”
By the end of four sets, the big separator for Shelton was the service discrepancy between the two. He piled up 20 aces to just three double faults and got his first serve in 75% of the time — an incredible rate given his power. On the other side, Tiafoe got his serve in just 57% of the time and Shelton dominated the Tiafoe second serve, winning 62% of his return points against the 11 seed’s second.
Now Shelton will look to take another leap in the hierarchy of men’s tennis by becoming a grand slam champion and snapping the Americans’ 23-year drought in the process. To do so he’ll have to take down Zverev, who has had an incredibly consistent year making three straight grand slam finals, including a win at the French Open.
Ben Shelton breaks Frances Tiafoe twice to take the third set
The tide has turned at Arthur Ashe Stadium, as it’s all Ben Shelton right now. After dropping the first set to Frances Tiafoe, Shelton found another gear and has taken control of the match, winning both the second and third sets 6-3.
After some sloppy play early, Shelton has looked much more like the composed player we saw take down Carlos Alcaraz in the quarters, combining his exceptional power with the necessary control to get the better of Tiafoe.
Shelton has 25 winners to just nine unforced errors in the second and third sets, along with eight aces to zero double faults, as he’s just upped his level to a degree Tiafoe has been unable to match.
Early on it was Tiafoe playing steady, quality tennis and taking advantage of Shelton errors and over-hitting, but the tables have turned and now it’s Tiafoe who seems to be pressing and struggling to break down his young opponent. Shelton’s task is simple, continue playing the way he has for the last hour-plus and he’ll be headed to the final against the top-seeded Alexander Zverev.
Tiafoe, meanwhile, has to find an early break to get some momentum and belief back on his side to try and pull off another comeback victory.
Ben Shelton takes the second set to level the match with Frances Tiafoe
A much more composed performance from Shelton has him right back on level-footing with Tiafoe, as he took the second set 6-3 and broke the Tiafoe serve twice to do so.
Shelton jumped ahead 2-0 with an early break, but Tiafoe quickly got that back and leveled the set at 2-2. After trading holds, Shelton closed out the set by winning three consecutive games with some tremendous hitting, and finally got Tiafoe to hit some shaky forehands.
After 14 unforced errors in the opening set, Shelton had just four in the second set and continued hitting big with 13 winners and five aces. That set performance looked far more like the level we saw from him in his quarterfinal win over Alcaraz, and Tiafoe now has to make an adjustment going into the third set with Shelton getting on the front foot.
Frances Tiafoe takes the first set 6-4 off Ben Shelton
For eight games, there wasn’t anything to separate Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe in the most anticipated match of the 2026 US Open. The two Americans held serve fairly comfortably in the first eight games, but Tiafoe finally broke through the typically impenetrable Shelton serve in the ninth game, with a rare double fault from the hard-hitting American handing Tiafoe the first real advantage of the match.
Tiafoe took full advantage of that by holding at love in the 10th game to put a bow on a terrific first set performance and take the early 1-0 lead on his fellow countryman. That was the appropriate result for the first set, as Tiafoe was the better player, playing under control but still managing to keep up with Shelton’s pace. Shelton, on the other hand, seemed to be trying to force it a bit in an effort to break through the Tiafoe defense, hitting 14 unforced errors to aid Tiafoe in taking the set.
That was what Shelton avoided doing in his tremendous quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz, and he’ll need to find the proper way to toe the line between aggression and control if he’s going to come back against Tiafoe, who looks locked in and on his A game early.
Alexander Zverev punches his ticket to the final with a straight set win over Karen Khachanov
For the third straight grand slam, Alexander Zverev will play in the final.
The No. 1 seed managed to eke out a straight set victory over unseeded Karen Khachanov on Friday afternoon (6-3, 7-6(7), 7-6(6)). After a comfortable first set win, Zverev had to work hard to take tiebreaks in the second and third sets, as he trailed in both tiebreaks but produced his best tennis when he needed it most — and took advantage of some poorly timed errors from Khachanov.
Zverev was rock solid in the match, seemingly content to let Khachanov try to tee off and make mistakes. The match was incredibly tight, with Zverev only winning three more points than Khachanov (107-104), but in the big moments, the No. 1 seed was sharper and calmer under pressure.
Now he’ll await the winner of tonight’s all-American battle between No.
8 seed Ben Shelton and No. 11 seed Frances Tiafoe, but will now have a chance to win his second grand slam of the year and his career on Sunday.
Zverev takes second set in tiebreak
Alexander Zverev is one set away from returning to the US Open final after a dogged second set win.
Zverev scored the early break of Karen Khachanov to seemingly put the curtains up on any hope for the Russian. But Khachanov fought his way back into the set with a rare break of Zverev’s serve. The two played straightforward service games from there, leading to the tiebreak. Khachanov shanked a return off the frame of his racket to give Zverev a 7-6 lead and serve for the set, but Khachanov managed to fight back in a dramatic long rally to even it up. Zverev grabbed the lead with his next serve and then Khachanov served his return, leading to the longest rally of the match where he simply ran out of gas.
Zverev leads 2-0.
Alexander Zverev quickly takes the first set over Karen Khachanov
The No. 1 seed took the lone break in the opening set for a 6-3 win. Zverev has now held serve 36 straight times in New York as he looks to make his second US Open final. He’s not being asked to do too much yet as Khachanov let a bad service game disrupt his flow.
Now, Khachanov will serve first and hope to find the form that got him back into this place after some time away with injuries.
Elena Rybakina battles back to beat Coco Gauff in three sets
Coco Gauff cruised through the first set against Elena Rybakina on Thursday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, but things flipped dramatically in the No. 2 seed’s favor starting in the second set as she took control in what became a comeback win in three sets (3-6, 6-4, 6-4).
Gauff’s serve grew shaky after first set, and those issues were compounded by a forehand that fell apart in the back half of the match. Gauff piled up 25 unforced errors in the second and third sets, growing increasingly frustrated with her inability to consistently keep the ball in the court.
To her credit, Gauff fought as she always does even with a forehand and serve that won’t cooperating, breaking Rybakina as she tried to serve out the match.
However, as soon as she got back on serve, Gauff found herself unable to hold herself, as Rybakina steadied herself and kept pressuring the Gauff forehand until an overhead error from Gauff ended the match to setup a 1 vs. 2 final.
Rybakina will now move on to face No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the final in a matchup of the top two players in the world, where she will try and win her second straight grand slam title — and prevent Sabalenka from three-peating as US Open champ.
Elena Rybakina forces a decisive third set with Coco Gauff
The second set saw the match flip in the No. 2 seed’s favor, as Gauff’s serve broke down and she yielded a pair of breaks in a 6-4 set win for Rybakina. Gauff had three double faults and got her first serve in just 48% of the time, adding in 14 unforced errors as her level dipped after a strong opening set.
Gauff seemed go grow frustrated as the set wore on and she’ll need to dig in and find some positive momentum in the third set if she’s going to advance to the final. Rybakina seems to have settled in after a sloppy first set and while she hasn’t been sensational, she limited her errors and was solid enough to capitalize on Gauff’s misses.
Coco Gauff takes the first set 6-3 over Elena Rybakina
Gauff was able to break the Rybakina serve in the sixth game of the first set and never looked back, taking the first set 6-3 to give herself the advantage heading into the second. Gauff’s first serve percentage wasn’t great (52%) but she was terrific on her second serve winning 11-of-14 points with just one double fault and was able to avoid facing any break points in the set.
The question for Gauff is always how her serving will hold up, and through one set that’s been a non-issue.
On the other side, the No. 2 seed wasn’t sharp to start the match with 7 winners to 18 unforced errors in the opening set.
She’ll need to raise her level considerably to even things up and force a decisive third set for the right to face Sabalenka in the final.
Aryna Sabalenka cruises to the finals with a straight set win over Jessica Pegula
The two-time defending US Open champion will get her shot at a three-peat on Saturday after an impressive straight set (7-5, 6-2) victory over No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula on Thursday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Sabalenka was dominant on her serve, only yielding one break point opportunity in the match (which she saved), overwhelming the American by winning more than 70% of her service points. Pegula was able to hang with Sabalenka through the first 11 games of the match, going hold-for-hold, but finally blinked in the 12th game, getting broken to fall behind a set.
The second set was far less competitive, with Sabalenka jumping on top and breaking Pegula in the fourth game, taking the wind out of the American’s sails and making it clear what the outcome would ultimately be.
Sabalenka broke Pegula again in the 8th game to win the match in style, ensuring she didn’t have to spend any more time on court than absolutely necessary.
Sabalenka will now wait to find out her opponent in the women’s final, with No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina and No. 4 seed Coco Gauff playing next.
Aryna Sabalenka takes the first set over Jessica Pegula
Sabalenka and Pegula traded holds of serve for the first 11 games of the first set, but the No. 1 seed was able to break the American’s serve in the final game of the set to swipe the opener 7-5. Both players were tremendous on serve for most of the set, but the last two games saw both wobble. Sabalenka was able to grind out a hold after facing one break point, and then jumped on some Pegula misses in the 12th game to take control of the match and put the No.
3 seed on the back foot going into the second set.
Preview of Shelton vs. Tiafoe
While the men will battle it out on Friday, take a look at how Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe match up in the All-American semifinal. The match guarantees an American will play in Sunday’s final — similar to that of 2024 when Tiafoe fell to Taylor Fritz at the same stage. Now, it may be the best chance an American has at ending the grand slam drought that dates back to Andy Roddick in 2003.
Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe: All-American US Open semifinal guarantees shot at ending grand slam drought
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No.
1 Alexander Zverev cruises into semifinals
Zverev handled his business in dispatching of unseeded Botic van de Zandschulp on Wednesday night. Zverev dominated the action in the first set to take it 6-2 before van de Zandschulp found his service in the second. But once again, Zverev found his return game when he needed it to prevent a tiebreak when he broke at 5-5.
From there, it was academic as Zverev broke van de Zandschulp three times en route to the big win at 6-1.
Zverev will only have to go through three seeded opponents if he is to claim his second grand slam title this weekend in New York. It’s a similar draw to what broke for him at Roland Garros earlier this summer as he defeated No. 21 Luciano Darderi in the Round of 16 and No. 25 Alejandro Tabilo in the third round this week. At the French Open, Zverev beat No. 27 Rafael Jodar in the quarterfinal, No. 26 Jakub Mensik in the semifinal and No.
10 Flavio Cobolli in the final. Zverev will take on Karen Khachanov in the semifinals on Friday.
Karen Khachanov advances to semifinals after Alexander Blockx retires
The unseeded Russian is headed to his third grand slam semifinal after his win on Wednesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Khachanov, who made the US Open semifinals in 2022 and Australian Open semis in 2023, took the first two sets from the No. 28 seed with relative ease at 6-2 and 7-5. But something was clearly wrong with Blockx, who was amid his deepest amid at a grand slam event in his young career. After five games in the third set, Blockx was forced to medically retire with injury.
The win sets up Khachanov with a golden opportunity after a few years of struggles to find his form and his own bout of injuries.
He’ll take on the winner of Wednesday’s night cap between No. 1 Alexander Zverev and unseeded Botic van de Zandchulp.
Zverev holds a 6-3 edge over Khachanov all time while Khachanov is 2-1 against van de Zandschulp.
Coco Gauff grinds out a three-set win over Mirra Andreeva to reach the semis
For the first time since 1975 all four top seeds in the women’s draw will be in the semifinals at the US Open after No. 4 seed Coco Gauff outlasted No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva at Arthur Ashe Stadium in a tense three-set match (2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2). Gauff struggled early and looked like she’d be headed for a quick exit, but was able to grind out a win after fighting off two match points in a second set tiebreak in spite of a shaky serve and huge error count.
Andreeva seemed rattled by that second set loss and couldn’t muster much of a challenge to Gauff in the third set, as the American cruised to a 6-2 set victory to Bioreports her ticket to the semis. After 40 errors in the first two sets, Gauff settled down and finally played quality tennis with just two errors in the third, allowing her to pull ahead for a comfortable win.
It’s Gauff’s first trip to the semis at the US Open since 2023 when she won her first grand slam title, and while she will need to improve considerably after a match with 12 double faults and 42 errors, she continues to prove she has a grittiness and edge to her game that few others have.
She’ll now face No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina in the semifinals, while No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka and No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula battle for a place in the finals.
Gauff forces decisive set, looks to remain unbeaten vs. Andreeva
Fourth-seeded American Coco Gauff has forced a third set against No.
5 Mirra Andreeva, 2-6, 7-6, after winning a tiebreaker against the 19-year-old Russian in Wednesday’s US Open quarterfinals.
Gauff won a 39-shot rally — the longest of the match — to move ahead 5-3 in the tiebreak on a well-placed drop shot that left Andreeva putting on the brakes rather than pursue. However, Andreeva rallied, slow-playing the ball to Gauff’s forehand and forcing multiple errors to get back even at 6-6. Gauff was at the net on the next point when Andreeva hit a backhand passing shot to get to match point. Gauff won the next two points to take the lead before sealing the set tiebreaker at 9-7.
Andreeva had a break point opportunity at 5-5 in the second set with a forehand from point blank range, but drilled the ball into the net. Gauff recovered to win the service game and push ahead 6-5 following consecutive errors from Andreeva. Gauff, who’s 5-0 career against Andreeva and has won 11 of 14 sets, has made 40 unforced errors — many coming on her forehand — and 12 double faults in the match.
She’ll have to overcome serve struggles in the third to march forward and get to another semifinal appearance at the US Open, a tournament she won in 2023.
Gauff had 15 double faults in her four matches in New York coming into Wednesday’s quarterfinals.
Mirra Andreeva blows past Coco Gauff in opening set
French Open champion Mirra Andreeva is hoping to take home another major this season and is one set closer to a semifinal appearance at the US Open after cruising past Coco Gauff, 6-2, in the first.
More than 72% of Andreeva’s shots went to Gauff’s forehand side, a clear — and successful — game plan from the Russian thus far. Gauff made 13 errors, including nine on her forehand. Gauff is trailing for the first time this tournament and will need to be more precise the rest of the way to get there.
No. 2 Elena Rybakina battles back to beat Qinwen Zheng, take world No. 1 ranking
Rybakina had to overcome an early set deficit on Wednesday after Zheng scored a crucial break point, but the Kazakh fought through the adversity to get past the unseeded opponent.
Rybakina, who won the Australian Open earlier this year, followed it up with two breaks in the second set and then a final break in the third to earn the win. With the victory, Rybakina has accumulated enough points to overtake Aryna Sabalenka for the world No. 1 ranking when the tournament ends this weekend, regardless of how Sabalenka performs.
It ends a 99-week run at No. 1 for Sabalenka. Rybakina, who’s previous best finish at this event came last year when she reached the fourth round, now awaits the winner of No. 4 Coco Gauff and No. 5 Mirra Andreeva in the semifinals. Rybakina is 1-1 against Gauff, with the win coming at this year’s Toronto Open (also in the semifinals).
She’s also 2-2 against Andreeva lifetime with Rybakina getting the win over her in their most recent meeting in Germany this year.
Qualifier Zheng Qinwen wins first set over Elena Rybakina
Unranked qualifier Zheng Qinwen is one set away from getting to the US Open semifinals. Qinwen held serve and broke Elena Rybakina to win the first set, 6-3, on Wednesday, continuing her hot streak in New York.
After winning three three-set matches, Qinwen topped eighth-seeded Iga Switek in straights in the round of 16 and now has another top player on the ropes. Rybakina has two grand slam titles, including the 2026 Australian Open.
Ben Shelton takes down Carlos Alcaraz in all-time battle
The American outlasted the two-time champion in an epic five-set match on Tuesday that extended well into Wednesday. The match made history as the latest finish in US Open history, going until 3:30 a.m.
ET. The two held their serves throughout the final set to set up an epic 10-point tiebreak.
Alcaraz blinked last with Shelton getting ahead at 8-7 before serving it out, including a monster ace for the win.
It’s by far the biggest win of Shelton’s career after coming up short in three previous matches with Alcaraz. It also marks the third time he’s made it to a grand slam semifinal.
He’ll take on fellow American Frances Tiafoe, guaranteeing an American in the final as they look to break the grand slam title drought that dates back to 2003.
Shelton-Alcaraz officially the latest match in US Open history
Once they passed 2:50 a.m. ET they set a new record for the latest finish in US Open history — Alcaraz already held the record with his win over Jannik Sinner in 2022. Now the question is how late will they go in what has been a tightly contested fifth set, trading seven consecutive holds of serve to start as they push past 3 a.m. in New York.
Carlos Alcaraz finds another gear to force a fifth set with Ben Shelton
The defending champion offered a reminder of why he began the day the heavy favorite to repeat with a dominant fourth set performance that saw him put his own 6-1 set on the board, flipping the momentum against Shelton with some spectacular effort.
Alcaraz was able to find that extra gear that’s made him so dominant early in his career, while Shelton seemed to finally get tight knowing he was just one set away from the biggest win of his career.
Shelton started over-hitting in rallies, sending numerous shots deep beyond the baseline and wide into the doubles alley, a signal of fatigue both mentally and physically after playing spectacular, disciplined tennis in the second and third sets.
Now he’ll have to find a way to raise his level one more time for a decisive fifth set that will begin at nearly 2:30 a.m. ET.
Ben Shelton takes the third set to move one set away from stunning upset of Carlos Alcaraz
Playing well into the early morning in New York seems to have brought out the best in Ben Shelton, who just put together arguably the best back-to-back sets of his career to take a 2-1 set lead on the No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz with a 6-1, 6-3 performance in the second and third sets.
Shelton’s serve has been phenomenal and he’s trading blows with Alcaraz when they get into rallies and managing to thread the needle between being aggressive but not overhitting and creating errors.
Alcaraz, to this point, has simply not been able to reach Shelton’s level over the past hour and a half, and he is now in danger of getting bounced in the quarterfinals of a grand slam for the first time since the ’25 Aussie Open. Shelton, for his part, looks as calm and collected as he could be, but his ability to stay in that zen state of mind will be put to the test in this fourth set as he gets closer to knocking out the defending champion and best player in the draw.
Ben Shelton storms back with a 6-1 second set against Alcaraz
If the young American was impacted by a heartbreaking tiebreaker loss in the first set, he certainly didn’t show it as he blitz the Spaniard with a dominant effort in a short second set to tie things up headed into the third. Shelton broke Alcaraz three times, as he seemingly cracked the code of the defending champ’s serve, and was able to hold without much drama in his service games, facing three total break points and saving them all.
Now he holds all the momentum heading into the third set, and even if Alcaraz perhaps threw away the last few games to just get the reset, he allowed Shelton to have full belief that he can not only hang with the No. 2 seed but beat him convincingly when he plays at his best.
Carlos Alcaraz takes wild opening set off Ben Shelton
After 10 mostly uneventful games of holds to start the first set, Alcaraz broke Shelton at love to take a 6-5 edge and seemingly cruise to the set win. But Shelton managed to break back out of nowhere to send it to a tiebreak.
That’s when the action really picked up as Shelton took the advantage at 5-4 before Alcaraz turned it out around quickly with three ridiculous points. That included the set point, where after a heavy Shelton serve, Alcaraz barely got his racket to it. Shelton returned and with Alcaraz’s feet still moving, he just got it back over the top to land in play, forcing Shelton to play it back between his legs and that ball managed to stay in play. The rally extended four more shots before Shelton put it in the net.
Shelton will need to find some more of what he had in Alcaraz’s last service game if he wants to advance to his third grand slam semifinal.
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