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  "id": 6408697,
  "title": "U.S. Open Recap: Shelton Beats Alcaraz In Late-Night Classic, Sabalenka Survives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/u-s-open-recap-shelton-beats-alcaraz-in-late-night-classic-sabalenka",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T10:33:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/u-open-recap-shelton-beats-103333246.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a historic U.S. Open quarterfinal, American Ben Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a marathon match that lasted until 3:33 a.m. Wednesday. Alcaraz, who battled with accuracy and made 53 unforced errors, came up against eighth seed Shelton, who would face countryman Frances Tiafoe for the final. Shelton praised Alcaraz for being one of the greatest champions in the sport, despite losing a grueling four-hour and 28-minute battle. Meanwhile, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka survived a tough test against Linda Noskova, advancing to her sixth consecutive U.S. Open semi-final. Sabalenka pushed through despite Noskova's serving pressure, clinching the match with a second-serve ace.",
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        "title": "US Open: Ben Shelton powers through Carlos Alcaraz in historic, late-night thriller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-open-ben-shelton-powers-through-carlos-alcaraz-in-historic-late",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:35:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Ben Shelton stuns defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to reach US Open semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ben-shelton-stuns-defending-champion-carlos-alcaraz-to-reach-us-open",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:44:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Shelton ends Alcaraz’s title reign in late-night marathon, will face Tiafoe in US Open semis",
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        "published": "2026-09-09T08:03:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Shelton beats Alcaraz in latest-ever US Open finish to reach semis",
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        "published": "2026-09-09T09:03:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Shelton ends Alcaraz's title in late-night marathon, will face Tiafoe in US Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/shelton-ends-alcarazs-title-in-late-night-marathon-will-face-tiafoe",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "'That was some tennis': Tendulkar hails Shelton-Alcaraz US Open thriller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/that-was-some-tennis-tendulkar-hails-shelton-alcaraz-us-open-thriller",
        "published": "2026-09-09T12:32:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz made staying up until 3:33 a.m. worth it at the US Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ben-shelton-and-carlos-alcaraz-made-staying-up-until-3-33-a-m-worth",
        "published": "2026-09-09T13:48:26.000Z"
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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."
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