US Open tennis 2026 men’s semi-final: Ben Shelton defeats Frances Tiafoe in four sets – as it happened
Shelton wins 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 to reach first major final Zverev takes out Khachanov in straight sets to make final Townsend’s road comes full circle with US Open triumph First set: *Tiafoe 1-2 Shelton (*denotes next server) Shortly after crunching his first ace of the night, 123mph down the middle, Shelton faces his first pressure point of the night at 30-all. He then makes an unforced error off the backhand for 30-40 and will face his first break point, but he rattles off three quick points…
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