{
  "id": 6088096,
  "title": "Shelton steams into US Open quarter-final clash with Alcaraz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/shelton-steams-into-us-open-quarter-final-clash-with-alcaraz-6088096",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T02:26:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/07/shelton-steams-into-us-open-quarter-final-clash-with-alcaraz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ben Shelton toppled Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets at the US Open, advancing to the quarter-finals. The American, seeded eighth, stormed to victory with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 win on Sunday. Shelton, who had a stellar August including an ATP Montreal Masters title, dominated on serve with a dozen aces and never faced a break point. He dominated the first set in 31 minutes, breaking Tsitsipas to take a 3-0 lead and sealing the set. In the second set, he broke again to win 4-2, leading 5-2 when Tsitsipas sought medical attention. Tsitsipas held at love, but Shelton broke quickly again to win the set. In the third set, he broke early and cruised to victory. Now, Shelton will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, a seven-time Grand Slam winner. Shelton praised Alcaraz's play, saying it would take \"special tennis\" to beat him.",
  "summary": "Eighth-seeded Ben Shelton overpowered former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 in just one hour and 52 minutes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Electric Alcaraz senses title chance after cruising into US Open quarters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/electric-alcaraz-senses-title-chance-after-cruising-into-us-open",
        "published": "2026-09-06T23:53:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Shelton steams into US Open quarter-final clash with Alcaraz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/shelton-steams-into-us-open-quarter-final-clash-with-alcaraz-6089151",
        "published": "2026-09-07T02:26:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "\"Super-human' Alcaraz books US Open quarter-final clash with Shelton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/super-human-alcaraz-books-us-open-quarter-final-clash-with-shelton",
        "published": "2026-09-07T02:37:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "'It's going to be fireworks': Carlos Alcaraz to face Ben Shelton in US Open quarter-finals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/its-going-to-be-fireworks-carlos-alcaraz-to-face-ben-shelton-in-us",
        "published": "2026-09-07T03:36:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}