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Shelton beats Tiafoe in US Open semifinals to reach first major final

NEW YORK – Twenty-three years is a long time to wait, and Ben Shelton just got American tennis one win closer to ending it. No American man has won the US

By Scooby Axson, Kristie Ackert and Danielle Lerner, USA TODAY,

NEW YORK – Twenty-three years is a long time to wait, and Ben Shelton just got American tennis one win closer to ending it. No American man has won the US Open – or any Grand Slam singles title – since Andy Roddick lifted the trophy in Flushing Meadows in 2003. Now, Ben Shelton will look to finally break the long U.S. drought in the final against No. 1 Alexander Zverev on Sunday, Sept. 13.

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It was published on September 12, 2026 and last updated on October 9, 2026. The time of the story is shown in your own time zone on the page.

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