Ben Shelton defeats defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in their U.S. Open quarterfinal, winning a match that ends in the early morning hours. Multiple outlets report the contest lasts about four and a half hours and is the latest finish in U.S. Open history.
The match concludes at 3.33 a.m. local time, with the late surge arriving as the clock passes into the final stretch. While NBC and other outlets emphasize the dramatic timing of Shelton’s victory over Alcaraz, The Athletic and others also describe the match as swinging between phases—at times slower earlier on, then more intense as it reaches its closing moments. ABC, Yahoo, and The Independent focus on Alcaraz’s elimination and Shelton’s progress to the semifinals, aligning on the key result and the unusual late-night finish.
Across coverage, the shared factual points are that Shelton ousts the defending champion, advances to the next round, and does so in a record-late U.S. Open match completed after 3 a.m.
