Wednesday (local time) came the chance to end the U.S. Open champion’s title reign. Open history. “I’m tired. “Carlos is one of the greatest champions of our sport. It was the most enjoyable match I’ve had in my career, for sure.”
Ben Shelton had gone toe-to-toe with Carlos Alcaraz for five exhausting sets and finally at 3:33 a.m. Shelton fired an ace at 146 mph, a ball that Alcaraz couldn’t have gotten back even with fresh legs. That gave Shelton a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) victory in a marathon tussle that was the latest-finishing match in U.S.
It was a war,” Shelton said.
“But I’m happy, I am proud of myself about how I fought. Alcaraz had played in the previous latest finish at the U.S. “I always say that this is the greatest sports city in the world, I say that this is the greatest stadium in the world. 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.
Alcaraz had his 18-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments ended in a match that lasted 4 hours, 28 minutes, after he fought deep into the night and early into the next morning in a bid to get his hands on the trophy again. 2-seeded Alcaraz said. Open when he outlasted Jannik Sinner in a match that finished at 2:50 a.m. in the 2022 quarterfinals en route to his first Grand Slam title at 19. 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.
“I mean it was close, it was really close, so I was disappointed I didn’t get the win at the end,” the No. As I said, physically I was really tired but I found a way to push myself. “It’s incredible,” Shelton said.
“I’m leaving happy and my head held high,” Alcaraz said. “The truth is, I wanted to win … but also our goal was to leave the tournament having played matches and staying healthy.”
Tiafoe said his performance to start the match was slow and flat.
