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  "id": 6423925,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:48:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SB Nation",
    "slug": "sb-nation",
    "url": "https://www.sbnation.com/tennis/1127686/ben-shelton-carlos-alcaraz-us-open-forget-bed-time-end-330-am"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York, New York - September 4: Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz played a remarkable match at the US Open that people stayed up until 3:33 a.m. to watch. The match was extraordinary and felt like an extraterrestrial experience rather than a typical sporting event. Both players were highly focused and pushed themselves to the limit, playing a philosophical expression of being. The first set was intense, with Alcaraz winning it after a tiebreak. The middle three sets were tortuous battles that seemed to last forever, with service games slowing to a crawl. The fifth set was particularly special, with both players serving and holding points, resulting in a 10-point tiebreak. Shelton won the tiebreak and the match at 3:33 a.m. after serving at 146 miles per hour. The match was not just about the winner but about the intense duel between the two players. Alcaraz won the match but walked off the court smiling, while Shelton may have a chance to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam since 2003. This match was special and singular, like no other match before it.",
  "summary": "Sports can make you forget where you are. They can be so spectacular that your body’s biological need for sleep is temporarily suspended, and your inability to keep your eyes open past midnight on a weekday is placed in indefinite cryostasis — you must watch the rest of this, because Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton are […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Shelton ends Alcaraz’s title reign in late-night marathon, will face Tiafoe in US Open semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/shelton-ends-alcarazs-title-reign-in-late-night-marathon-will-face",
        "published": "2026-09-09T08:03:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Shelton beats Alcaraz in latest-ever US Open finish to reach semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/shelton-beats-alcaraz-in-latest-ever-us-open-finish-to-reach-semis",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:03:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-09T10:35:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Francis Tiafoe turns US Open into his home court, but Ben Shelton is coming for the crown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/francis-tiafoe-turns-us-open-into-his-home-court-but-ben-shelton-is",
        "published": "2026-09-09T14:47:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}