It's been more than two decades since the last time, but now Ben Shelton has given American tennis another chance. A victory for him in the US Open final would certainly break the American curse on the men's side of the four major tennis tournaments.
SportsLast year's champion Carlos Alcaraz is out of the US Open. Ben Shelton won a nighttime quarterfinal thriller in five sets. "It was a war, an epic match," said Shelton.
SportsIt took five sets and almost as many hours, but Frances Tiafoe is through to the quarter-finals of the US Open tennis tournament. He won the all-American match against Alex Michelsen 3-2.
SportsA troublesome back did not prevent Novak Djokovic from brilliant serve play against the Briton Cameron Norrie. With the numbers 6–4, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3, and a total of 18 aces, the Serb is now clear for the fourth round in US Open.
SportsCarloz Alcaraz in pair with Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek plays with Casper Ruud and Jannik Sinner forms a team with Emma Navarro. It is just a few of the tennis pairs in the star-studded mixed doubles tournament in US Open.
SportsIt will be an all-American semifinal in the US Open tennis with Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz. Which means a home player in the final on Sunday – for the first time since 2006 on the men's side.
SportsIt is 21 years since an American male player won a Grand Slam title in tennis. Then Taylor Fritz was only five years old. After 3–1 in the US Open quarterfinal against Alexander Zverev, he is on a good path to break the curse.
SportsThe reigning champion Novak Djokovic is out of the US Open after losing to Alexei Popyrin from Australia in the third round, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6. Just a terrible match from my side. It happens like this in tournaments sometimes, says the world number two after the match.
SportsThe star's dream lives on – at the expense of his friend's wish. Carlos Alcaraz won against his friend Frances Tiafoe, 3–2 in sets, and is clear for the fourth round in Wimbledon.
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