Three Americans Into US Open Quarterfinals — SkimNews
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- Ben Shelton crushed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 in what he called his best match of the tournament and now faces No. 2 seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who returned from a four-month absence due to a right wrist injury
- Frances Tiafoe (No. 11 seed) ousted 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6(1), 6-4, 7-6(6), moving within one victory of his third US Open semifinal
- Alex Michelsen, a 22-year-old from California, beat No. 27 Tomas Etcheverry 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal and remains the only man yet to drop a set in the tournament; he draws Tiafoe next
- Carlos Alcaraz (No. 2) was the only non-American to win a men's fourth-round match on Sunday, dispatching No. 20 Tommy Paul to set up the Tuesday night showdown with Shelton
- The American men's contingent placed five players in a Grand Slam's round of 16 for the first time since 1995, with Americans winning three of the four men's matches Sunday and No. 14 Learner Tien still alive for a fourth quarterfinalist against Karen Khachanov on Monday
- The U.S. men's major drought dates to Andy Roddick's 2003 US Open title; the closest anyone has come since was Taylor Fritz reaching the 2022 US Open final before losing to Jannik Sinner in straight sets
Why it matters: Three Americans in the men's quarterfinals — including 22-year-old Michelsen, who hasn't dropped a set, and Shelton, who takes on Alcaraz — gives the U.S. its deepest collective Grand Slam threat in roughly 30 years and guarantees at least one American in the men's semifinals.
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