By Raz Mirza at Flushing Meadows, New York Thursday 10 September 2026 21:52, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Karthi Gnanasegaram, Ryan Harrison and Marion Bartoli look ahead to the all-American showdown between Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton, with a maiden US Open final spot on the line Shelton sent defending champion Carlos Alcaraz packing in the early hours of Wednesday with the pair slugging it out in the latest-finishing match in tournament history as he reached his third major semi-final, having made the final four in the 2023 US Open and 2025 Australian Open. “That was a war,” said Shelton. “The most enjoyable match that I’ve had in my career.” When are the US Open semi-finals on Sky Sports Tennis? The US Open semi-finals will take place on Friday, 11 September, with both matches scheduled for Arthur Ashe Stadium Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov will meet not before 3pm local time (8pm UK time), while Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe will take to court at 7pm (midnight UK time) Latest US Open scores and results 🎾US Open news blog I Men’s and Women’s draws I Order of PlayDownload Sky Sports app for analysis, news and video 📺Not got Sky?
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To view this content you can use the button below to allow cookies for this session only. Tiafoe recovered from two sets and a break down to beat compatriot Alex Michelsen, reaching the semi-finals for a third time in a thrilling fightback.The American has provided treasured memories for the home fans in New York, from his dragon-slaying defeat of Rafael Nadal en route to the 2022 semi-final, to his blockbuster win over compatriot Shelton two years ago. But the Cincinnati runner-up this year is ready to write a new chapter this time around, saying: “I’m just a different person in general. Those two runs (to the semi-finals) were great, something I will cherish forever, but I’m not that person who I was when I made one in 2022 and when I made one in ’24.
I’m not that person. I’m excited to see what this me does,” said Tiafoe. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the epic clash between Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz “I have higher hopes for myself. So yeah, it’s great.
The tournament is still going. There’s a lot more tennis to be played, a lot more sets to be played, and a lot more physical things to be done. We’re going to enjoy this, but we got to keep going.” More from Us Open Tennis, 2026 US Open: Top-seeded quartet set for women’s semi-final showdown with Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff in action US Open: Alexander Zverev passes Botic van de Zandschulp test to set up semi-final date with Karen Khachanov US Open: Draw, schedule, results from the final Grand Slam tournament of 2026 at Flushing Meadows in New York US Open LIVE! Scores, updates, news, commentary, results from New York with Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva all in action US Open 2026: Order of Play and match schedule for Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and more US Open: 3.33am local time and another early-morning finish as Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz, so does something have to change?
Tiafoe is enjoying a career resurgence having undertaken a big lifestyle change and fitness regime towards the end of last year. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the quarter-final match between Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen Former world No 1 Lindsay Davenport said: “If you hear their stories about last fall, and what a dark place Frances was in, he was willing to turn over, to try and give it his best shot.”It’s not easy sometimes for players or people to do that, but he has kind of shifted everything in his life to revolve around tennis.”Now to watch him be able to go out there and compete from two sets down, like the old Frances doesn’t necessarily (do), to stick his heels in and be like ‘I’m not going anywhere’ – I mean, he’s fighting.” History awaits… The winner of Frances Tiafoe vs Ben Shelton will be the first Black American man to reach a US Open Final since Arthur Ashe (1972) and the first Black American man to reach any major final since MaliVai Washington (1996 Wimbledon) Zverev going about his business Image: Top seed Alexander Zverev is favourite to win the US Open While the men’s draw has fallen to pieces in the absence of Jannik Sinner and with Novak Djokovic and Alcaraz falling by the wayside, Alexander Zverev has been quietly going about his business.Luciano Darderi, the 21st seed, is the highest-ranked player Zverev has faced, while he eased past world No 70 Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets.The 29-year-old is a big favourite to beat unseeded Russian Karen Khachanov in the opening semi-final on Friday from 8pm on Sky Sports Tennis.Zverev has beaten Shelton in all five of their career meetings and has lost just one of his 10 matches against Tiafoe.Having won his first Grand Slam title at this year’s French Open and then reached the Wimbledon final, the world No 2 should be feeling at home in the latter stages of major tournaments. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the US Open quarter-final match between Alexander Zverev and Botic van de Zandschulp But he said: “I think the more often that you get to that stage, the more normal it becomes, which is something that you should never take for granted.”I know it can change in a heartbeat in tennis.
I think confidence is something that is incredibly important, but also can go away quite quickly.”I found that out after Wimbledon where I didn’t play well throughout the two tournaments on the hard courts, and then I found it again here.”But yeah, of course I’m happy with how things are going, but looking forward, I still hope to play two good matches here.” , which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. cookies.
To view this content you can use the button below to allow cookies for this session only. Khachanov has been here before Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the US Open quarter-final between Karen Khachanov and Alexander Blockx Khachanov is seeking his first major final having reached the semi-finals of the US Open in 2022 and the Australian Open in 2023.Khachanov was unseeded in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2018 after a strange season.He reached at least the third round of all four majors for the first time but is just 10-15 in other events, with losses in the opening rounds of all three hard-court events before coming to New York.Zverev and Khachanov, both in the 1990s generation, have met nine times, with the German holding a 6-3 edge.Their most notable encounter came in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics final, when Zverev won in straight sets to take gold, while their only previous Grand Slam meeting came at the French Open in 2018, when Zverev fought back from a set down to win in five.The US Open is live on Sky Sports from August 30. Stream tennis with no contract on NOW and the Sky Sports App. You can also watch the Laver Cup at The O2 in London from 25-27 September live on Sky Sports.
