{
  "id": 6850776,
  "title": "Shelton powers past Tiafoe to book US Open title clash with Zverev",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/shelton-powers-past-tiafoe-to-book-us-open-title-clash-with-zverev-6850776",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T03:20:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/shelton-powers-past-tiafoe-book-031334587.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American tennis star Ben Shelton advanced to the US Open final after a hard-fought victory over fellow American Frances Tiafoe. The 23-year-old Shelton served up a blistering 20 aces in his 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 win at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match, filled with emotion for Shelton, saw the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz eliminated in the quarterfinals. Should Shelton triumph against top-seeded Alexander Zverev, he would become the first American man to win a Grand Slam title since 2003.",
  "summary": "Big-serving Ben Shelton overpowered American compatriot Frances Tiafoe in four sets to reach the first Grand Slam final of his career at the US Open on Friday.A pulsating all-American semi-final had seen both players vying to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Alexander Zverev sweeps way into US Open finals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/alexander-zverev-sweeps-way-into-us-open-finals",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:52:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Shelton advances to US Open final for Zverev showdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/shelton-advances-to-us-open-final-for-zverev-showdown",
        "published": "2026-09-12T03:16:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Shelton powers past Tiafoe to book US Open title clash with Zverev",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/shelton-powers-past-tiafoe-to-book-us-open-title-clash-with-zverev-6860834",
        "published": "2026-09-12T03:24:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}