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‘INSANE!’ – Incredible point from Shelton and Alcaraz at US Open
Ben Shelton clinched the biggest win of his career as he defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set epic stretching deep into the New York night to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. The American prevailed 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6 (10-7) over four hours and 28 minutes to reward a raucous Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd gripped until 3.33am in what was the latest-ever finish to a US Open match. It marked Shelton’s first career win over a top-three player, against which he had been 0-17 coming into the match. Shelton will now play Frances Tiafoe in the…
Is there a place for fashion in tennis!? | Naomi Osaka’s viral outfits analysed!
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Naomi Osaka may have exited the US Open, but she went out with a burst – of colour, and a bit of swag. Which outfit was your best of the tournament?The two-time US Open champion may have lost a lopsided fourth-round match to Elena Rybakina but she continued to make her mark as the undisputed fashion queen on tour. Osaka, already known for her walk-on fashion reveals at tournaments, has been upping her game at the year’s final major with a series of dramatic ensembles – all with a basketball theme as her sponsor, Nike, honours the New York Knicks’…
Tiafoe fights back from two sets down in dramatic US Open quarter-final!
Aryna Sabalenka maintained her hopes of a third successive US Open title with a battling three-set win over Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in an absorbing quarter-final – a result that retains her status as world No 1 for at least one more day.The 28-year-old beat Noskova 7-6 (7-1) 3-6 7-6 (10-7), coming through two tie-breaks – and a 4-2 deficit in the final set – as she sealed victory with a second-serve ace to set up a meeting with Jessica Pegula. Sabalenka needs to win in New York to have any chance of staying as world No 1 but will…
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