All-American semifinal guarantees American man in 2026 US Open final
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Key Points:
- Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe both won marathon quarterfinal matches at the U.S. Open, setting up an all-American semifinal that guarantees an American man in the final.
- Tiafoe defeated Alex Michelsen in a nearly five-hour match, while Shelton upset defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a match that ended at 3:30 a.m., the latest finish in U.S. Open history.
- The winner of the Shelton-Tiafoe semifinal will be the first Black American man to reach a U.S. Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972 and the first Black American man in any Grand Slam final since 1996.
- On the women's side, Jessica Pegula reached the semifinals and will face No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, while Coco Gauff is set to play Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals.
- The U.S. Open men's and women's singles finals are scheduled for September 12 and 13, with coverage on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC, all owned by The Walt Disney Company.
