Ben Shelton vs Carlos Alcaraz | Ben Shelton Wins 6-7 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6

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US OpenQuarter-finalHardWed 9 Sept · 00:30Final

Ben Shelton(8)ATP #4 · USA

Carlos Alcaraz(2)ATP #3 · ESP

SetsGames3

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Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the US Open, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6. Shelton hit 7 aces and committed 2 double faults, while Alcaraz had 3 aces and 7 double faults. Shelton converted 31% of his break points and won 5 service breaks to Alcaraz's 3.

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Key context

Match story: Ben Shelton dropped the opening set before beating Carlos Alcaraz 6–7 6–1 6–3 1–6 7–6.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Shelton B. came through in five sets, with five breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveShelton B. 5 · Alcaraz C. 3
1st-serve points wonShelton B. 70% · Alcaraz C. 69%
AcesShelton B. 7 · Alcaraz C. 3

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 16–6Break backShelton B. · Broke back
Set 22–1BreakShelton B. · Broke, never broken back
Set 26–1SetShelton B. · Broke to take the set
Set 32–0BreakShelton B. · Broke, never broken back
Set 40–2BreakAlcaraz C. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowShelton B. broken 3 times · Alcaraz C. broken 5 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Shelton B.

20/23Alcaraz C.

19/24

Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5

Match momentum

Whole matchShelton B.Alcaraz C.

Late momentumShelton B.33

6Last 12 points6

6Last 3 games9

5/16Break points3/11

Break of serve

Match statistics

Shelton B.Alcaraz C.

Serve

7Aces3
2Double faults7
70%1st serve points won69%
87% · 20/23Service games held79% · 19/24

Return

31%Break points won27%
5Breaks of serve3

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsShelton B. served 2 double faults, Alcaraz C. 7. Largest performance gap of the match.+5Shelton B.2Alcaraz C.7

Common opponents

10 shared · last 12 months

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Shelton B. and Alcaraz C. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Shelton B. went 6–7 (46%) against them, Alcaraz C. 11–3 (79%). Alcaraz C. came out better against 3 of 9 comparable opponents, Shelton B. against 0.

6–746%Shelton B. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents11–379%Alcaraz C. · better vs 3

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

15–15Sets24–11

152–154Games198–157

3–3Tiebreaks2–5

1–1Deciding sets3–0

vs Sinner J.#1L3-6 6-7Tour Finals · hardL6-7 5-7Tour Finals · hard
vs Zverev A.#2L3-6 6-7Tour Finals · hardW6-4 7-6 6-7 6-7 7-5Australian Open · hard
vs Auger-Aliassime F.#6L6-4 6-7 5-7Tour Finals · hardW6-2 6-4Tour Finals · hard

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vs Vacherot V.#14W6-4 6-4 7-6Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Nakashima B.#18W6-3 7-6(4)Montreal · hardW6-2 6-4Tokyo · hard
vs Ruud C.#24W3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4Australian Open · hardW6-1 7-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Fonseca J.#29W6-3 7-6Montreal · hardW6-4 6-4Miami Masters · hard
vs Bergs Z.#39W6-3 6-2Montreal · hardW6-4 6-3Tokyo · hard
vs Faria J.#60L4-6 4-6Cincinnati · hardW4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2US Open · hard
vs Fritz T.#12Hard to compareW6-4 2-6 6-4Stuttgart · grassW6-7 7-5 6-3Tour Finals · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · Alcaraz C. leads 3–1

Full H2H →

Hard: Alcaraz C. leads 2–1 · Clay: Alcaraz C. leads 1–0

Shelton B.September 2026US OpenThis matchHard6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6(7)
Alcaraz C.May 2025Roland GarrosClay7-6 6-3 4-6 6-4
Alcaraz C.September 2024Laver CupHard6-4 6-4
Alcaraz C.August 2023Canada MastersHard6-3 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Shelton B.Alcaraz C.2 171ELO2 4192 051Hard ELO2 2016–4Last 109–123Age23193 cmHeight183 cmLeftPlaysRightCareer $15.1M2026 $3.6MEarningsCareer $65.0M2026 $4.4M

Match info

Started00:30 local

Cite this

Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6(7). Umpiry, "Ben Shelton vs Carlos Alcaraz — US Open Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-09/alcaraz-vs-shelton-us-open-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 9 September 2026).