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‘It was war’ Ben Shelton after historic US Open win against Carlos Alcaraz
American Ben Shelton says four-hour, 28-minute marathon battle to end World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz’s title defence with 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 win was exhausting; Spaniard takes pride in fighting hard in comeback tournament after four-month injury layoff
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USA’s Ben Shelton celebrates his win against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in New York on Tuesday. Pics/AFP
3:33 am
The time the quarter-final between Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz ended; the latest finish at the US Open surpasses the previous record of 2:50 am, which involved Alcaraz beating Jannik Sinner in 2022
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Ben Shelton’s win-loss record against Top-3 opponents before Wednesday’s quarter-final
146 mph
Speed of Ben Shelton’s match-ending ace in the 10-7 super tie-break
Ben Shelton had gone toe-to-toe with Carlos Alcaraz for five exhausting sets and finally at 3:33 am on Wednesday came the chance to end the US Open champion’s title reign.
Shelton fired an ace at 146 mph, a ball that Alcaraz couldn’t have gotten back even with fresh legs.
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