US Open: Ben Shelton beats Carlos Alcaraz in five-set thriller in latest-ever finish to US Open match at 3.33am

Ben Shelton clinched the biggest win of his career as he defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set epic stretching deep into the New York night to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. <p>The American prevailed 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6 (10-7) over four hours and 28 minutes to reward a raucous Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd gripped until 3.33am in what was the latest-ever finish to a US Open match.</p><p>It marked Shelton's first career win over a top-three player, against which he had been 0-17 coming into the match.</p><p>Shelton will now play Frances Tiafoe in the final four after his fellow countryman's thrilling five-set victory over Alex Michelsen earlier in the evening.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/tennis/scores-schedule"><strong>Latest US Open scores and results</strong></a> 🎾</li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/tennis/live-blog/32833/13576448/us-open-tennis-news-draw-schedule-results-and-updates-from-flushing-meadows-in-new-york">US Open news blog</a> </strong>I <strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/32833/13577827/us-open-draw-schedule-results-from-the-final-grand-slam-tournament-of-2026-at-flushing-meadows-in-new-york">Men's and Women's draws</a> I <a href="https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/32832/13577913/us-open-2026-order-of-play-and-match-schedule-for-arthur-ashe-stadium-louis-armstrong-stadium-and-more">Order of Play</a></strong></li><li><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/ContentPromo" target="_blank"><strong>Download Sky Sports app for analysis, news and video</strong></a> 📺</li><li><strong>Not got Sky?…