Summary
The game started late at night and ended early in the morning.
Ben will now play against another American player named Frances Tiafoe.
Key Points
5 points1
Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz with scores of 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6.
2
The match lasted more than four hours.
3
It was the longest match ever finished at the United States Open Tennis Tournament.
4
Ben’s win means he moves on to the semifinals.
5
Fans cheered loudly for Ben and his friends.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsdefending champion
the player who won the same tournament last year
semifinals
the round before the final match
tiebreak
a special short game to decide a close set
forehand
a tennis stroke hit with the front of the hand leading
gruelling
very tiring and hard
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