Alcaraz lost to Shelton in the latest US Open match in history.

Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz lost to American Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals of the US Open, which takes place on the hard courts of New York. The meeting took place on September 9th and ended with a score 6:7 (5:7), 6:1, 6:3, 1:6, 7:6 (10:7).

The game lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes. Shelton ranks ninth in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Alcaraz is the third racket of the world.

The tennis players set a tournament record by playing the latest match in the history of the US Open. Local time, the game ended at 03:33 (10:33 Moscow time). The previous achievement was recorded in 2022, also in a match with Alcaraz.: His match against Italian Yannick Sinner in the 1/4 finals ended at 02:50.

Alcaraz, the reigning US Open champion, played his first singles tournament after a four-month hiatus caused by a right wrist injury.

Shelton reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the third time in his career and will play at this stage for the second time in New York after his success in 2023. The American will compete with his compatriot Francis Tiafoe, who occupies the 12th place in the world ranking, to reach the finals.

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