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Ben Shelton Earlier on Wednesday, he upset fellow American and world No. 10 Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the US Open in four sets.
i The first time In a US Open quarterfinal match between two black American men, the 20-year-old Shelton defeated last year’s runner-up in New York 6-2 3-6 7-6 (7) 6-2.
Shelton – the youngest American man to reach the semi-finals of the US Open since 20-year-old Michael Chang in 1992 – will next face the 23-time Grand Slam winner. Novak Djokovic on Friday.
“I think I left it all out here tonight. An emotional battle,” Shelton said after the match. “Thank you guys for staying so late. Hell of an atmosphere, and thanks for pushing me over the line.
“Sometimes you have to turn off your mind, close your eyes and just swing,” Shelton said in the third-set tiebreaker. “Maybe there was a little bit of it, below a certain point, but it paid off.”
With the win, 2022 NCAA singles champion Shelton will move from No. 47 and into the top 20 in the men’s world singles rankings.
Shelton was asked if he knew who he would face next.
“Yeah, he’s won 23 of them or something like that,” Shelton said of Djokovic. “It doesn’t get much better than that. The last two matches have been tough. I’ve been playing the Americans, but hopefully you guys will bring it to me two nights from now.