In the latest finish in U.S. Open history, Ben Shelton upset Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10-7) in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night -- or more like Monday morning since it ended at 3:33 am. After taking the court at 11:05 pm following the day's first three singles matches that all went to a final set, Shelton and Alcaraz slugged it out for four hours and 28 … [Read more...] about U.S. Open tennis: Shelton upsets Alcaraz in five sets, gets Tiafoe in semis
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Ricky’s tennis pick for the U.S. Open quarterfinals: Zverev vs. Van de Zandschulp
In a somewhat decimated top half of the U.S. Open men's singles draw, a couple of surprising quarterfinal matchups will take center stage on Wednesday. The nightcap features Alexander Zverev and Botic van de Zandschulp, in what will surprisingly be their first-ever head-to-head matchup. Zverev, himself, was almost one of the casualties during an upset-filled Week 1 of the … [Read more...] about Ricky’s tennis pick for the U.S. Open quarterfinals: Zverev vs. Van de Zandschulp
U.S. Open tennis: Tiafoe overcomes Michelsen in all-American thriller
Alex Michelsen probably -- definitely? -- should have won Tuesday afternoon's all-American U.S. Open quarterfinal against Frances Tiafoe.But -- even against a compatriot -- the Billie Jean King Tennis Center might as well be Tiafoe's house. And the Arthur Ashe Stadium fans were not about to let their man go down without a fight.In the end, Tiafoe did not go down at all. The … [Read more...] about U.S. Open tennis: Tiafoe overcomes Michelsen in all-American thriller
U.S. Open tennis: Michelsen the surprise among American men making a run
Alex Michelsen dropped back to the Challenger level (and promptly won a tournament) after Wimbledon. That's where his hard-court summer began. It will end with a quarterfinal appearance -- at the very least -- at a Grand Slam.Michelsen not only advanced to the last eight of the U.S. Open, but he did so without losing a single set. The world No. 46 is only third unseeded man in … [Read more...] about U.S. Open tennis: Michelsen the surprise among American men making a run
Ricky’s tennis pick for the U.S. Open quarterfinals: Alcaraz vs. Shelton
Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton will square off in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday night.And that's news to Alcaraz.While chatting with Andy Roddick on the ESPN desk following his fourth-round win, the Spaniard admitted that he thought he was playing the winner of Daniil Medvedev vs. Frances Tiafoe -- not the winner of Shelton vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas."As we look … [Read more...] about Ricky’s tennis pick for the U.S. Open quarterfinals: Alcaraz vs. Shelton