Ben Shelton rolls past Frances Tiafoe to reach US Open final
Ben Shelton defeated Frances Tiafoe in an all-American semifinal match to reach the US Open final. This victory marks a significant milestone for American men's tennis as Shelton prepares to face Alexander Zverev for the championship title.
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The match represents a historic moment for American tennis, highlighting the rise of a new generation of players in a major global sporting event.
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Add The New York Post on Google The crowd couldn’t choose sides, so they cheered at every chance, like proud and conflicted parents.
Their ties went deeper with Frances Tiafoe, who is 11 years removed from his U.S. Open debut, and the embodiment of the American dream, who slept in the Maryland tennis facility where his father was a maintenance worker, following his parents’ escape from civil war in Sierra Leone.
The 28-year-old was making his third semifinal appearance in Queens — the first American man to do so since Andre Agassi — mixing relentlessness and craftiness to produce the loudest possible pops from the world’s largest tennis stadium.
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