--- title: "Shelton defeats Alcaraz in late-night US Open quarter-final marathon" description: "Most outlets highlighted the late finish and the dramatic nature of the five-set match, with several noting the 3:34 AM conclusion and the record-breaking timing. The News International and Dawn provided more detail on the set-by-set outcome and the elimination of the defending champion, while Express Tribune and ARY News focused on the shock factor and duration of the match. Arab News Pakistan emphasized the “epic latest-ever US Open finish” without specifying the timing." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7439-shelton-advances-to-us-open-semi-finals-in-marathon-late site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Shelton defeats Alcaraz in late-night US Open quarter-final marathon sports · latest filing 9 Sep 2026, 4:54 PM PKT · 9 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 6 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted the late finish and the dramatic nature of the five-set match, with several noting the 3:34 AM conclusion and the record-breaking timing. The News International and Dawn provided more detail on the set-by-set outcome and the elimination of the defending champion, while Express Tribune and ARY News focused on the shock factor and duration of the match. Arab News Pakistan emphasized the “epic latest-ever US Open finish” without specifying the timing. ## Same story from 6 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [Shelton stuns Alcaraz in record-late US Open thriller](https://minutemirror.com.pk/shelton-stuns-alcaraz-in-record-late-us-open-thriller-627344/) · 9 Sep 2026, 4:54 PM PKT > Ben Shelton defeats Carlos Alcaraz in a four-hour, 28-minute US Open epic that ends at a record 3:34am, reaching the semi-finals in New York.. - **Dawn** — [Shelton advances to US Open semi-finals in marathon late-night triumph over Alcaraz](https://www.dawn.com/news/2028607/shelton-advances-to-us-open-semi-finals-in-marathon-late-night-triumph-over-alcaraz) · 9 Sep 2026, 2:18 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > By the time Carlos Alcaraz tumbled out of the US Open quarter-finals, it was 3:34 AM on Wednesday in New York, where he fell to American Ben Shelton in an epic five-set thriller that broke the record for latest finish ever at Flushing Meadows. The big-hitting Shelton claimed his first career win over Alcaraz, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10/7), ending the Spaniard’s hopes of retaining his tit... - **ARY News (English)** — [Shelton stuns Alcaraz in 3:34 am US Open finish](https://arynews.tv/shelton-stuns-alcaraz-in-334-am-us-open-finish) · 9 Sep 2026, 2:07 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > The big-hitting Shelton won 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10/7) on Arthur Ashe stadium in a 4hr 28min classic, ending the Spaniard's... - **The News International** — [Ben Shelton knocks out Carlos Alcaraz in US Open quarter-final thriller](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1415490-ben-shelton-knocks-out-carlos-alcaraz-in-us-open-quarter-final-thriller) · 9 Sep 2026, 1:04 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Carlos Alcaraz of Spain crashes out of the US Open after a five-set thriller against Ben Shelton. With this surprising knocking out, the defending champion was knocked out of the quarterfinals with 6-7 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6 on... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Alcaraz falls to Shelton in epic latest-ever US Open finish](https://www.arabnews.pk/sport/alcaraz-falls-to-shelton-in-epic-latest-ever-us-open-finish-3000719) · 9 Sep 2026, 12:48 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing - **The Express Tribune** — [Shelton stuns Alcaraz in US Open quarter-final](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2628311/shelton-stuns-alcaraz-in-us-open-quarter-final) · 9 Sep 2026, 9:03 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > Sabalenka defeats Noskova after a tough battle ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Carlos Alcaraz advances to US Open quarter-finals against Ben Shelton](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6943-super-human-alcaraz-books-us-open-quarter-final-clash) · 7 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 87% related - [Alcaraz and Sabalenka advance to third round at US Open](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5813-carlos-alcaraz-enjoys-triumphant-return-at-us-open) · 6 Sep 2026 · 7 outlets · 5 developments · 77% related - [Shelton advances to Canadian Open semifinals](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2889-shelton-routs-mensik-to-reach-canadian-open-semis) · 13 Aug 2026 · 4 outlets · 3 developments · 75% related - [Sabalenka and Tiafoe advance to US Open semi-finals](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7406-sabalenka-pegula-reach-us-open-final-four-tiafoe-triumphs) · 9 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 2 developments · 74% related - [Carlos Alcaraz advances to US Open Round of 16 after straight-sets win](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6669-carlos-alcaraz-cruises-into-us-open-last-16-after-wu-test) · 5 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 70% related 6 articles from 6 outlets, 9 Sep 2026. 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