# Ben Shelton shocks Carlos Alcaraz in five sets to win US Open quarterfinal

https://mins.news/en/item/50982

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-09 07:55 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/9/ben-shelton-shocks-carlos-alcaraz-in-five-sets-to-win-us-open-quarterfinal?traffic_source=rss

> Ben Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a four-hour, 28-minute US Open quarterfinal, winning 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-6). The eighth-seeded American held his nerve in the deciding-set tiebreak to win the latest-finished match in the tournament’s history.

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