Ben Shelton defeated fellow American Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 to reach his first Grand Slam final at the US Open and will play top seed Alexander Zverev on Sunday in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Shelton, the eighth seed, said "Lo voy a buscar aquí mismo, y voy a dejarlo todo en la pista" and called Tiafoe "like an older brother" after the semifinal. Shelton carried momentum from an epic quarterfinal that eliminated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz; that match finished at 3:33 a.m., the latest finish in US Open history. Zverev, the Roland Garros champion, advanced by beating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) and said he hopes to "avoid the American dream" on Sunday. Zverev has not dropped a set in his four matches since the early rounds and seeks his second Grand Slam title and first US Open crown.
