Frances Tiafoe vs Ben Shelton | Ben Shelton Wins 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-5

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US OpenSemi-finalHardSat 12 Sept · ~19:00Final

Frances Tiafoe(11)ATP #8 · USA

Ben Shelton(8)ATP #4 · USA

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Ben Shelton defeated Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals of the US Open. The match ended with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in favor of Shelton. Shelton hit 12 aces and committed 2 double faults, converting 38% of break points and securing 4 service breaks, compared to Tiafoe's 1 ace, 0 double faults, 50% break point conversion, and 2 service breaks.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Ben Shelton dropped the opening set before beating Frances Tiafoe 4–6 6–3 6–3 7–5.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

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

Breaks of serveShelton B. 5 · Tiafoe F. 2
1st-serve points wonShelton B. 73% · Tiafoe F. 80%
AcesShelton B. 12 · Tiafoe F. 1

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 21–2Break backTiafoe F. · Broke back
Set 23–5BreakShelton B. · Broke, never broken back
Set 32–3BreakShelton B. · Broke, never broken back
Set 33–6SetShelton B. · Broke to take the set
Set 45–7SetShelton B. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowTiafoe F. broken 5 times · Shelton B. broken twice.

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

Tiafoe F.

15/20Shelton B.

18/20

Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4

Match momentum

Whole matchTiafoe F.Shelton B.

Late momentumShelton B.20

4Last 12 points8

6Last 3 games10

2/7Break points4/10

Break of serve

Match statistics

Tiafoe F.Shelton B.

Serve

1Aces12
0Double faults2
80%1st serve points won73%
75% · 15/20Service games held90% · 18/20

Return

50%Break points won38%
2Breaks of serve5

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

AcesShelton B. served 12 aces, Tiafoe F. 1. Largest performance gap of the match.+11Tiafoe F.1Shelton B.12

Common opponents

16 shared · last 12 months

All 16 opponents →

Tiafoe F. and Shelton B. faced 16 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Tiafoe F. went 15–5 (75%) against them, Shelton B. 12–8 (60%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).

15–575%Tiafoe F. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents12–860%Shelton B. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

30–15Sets26–19

231–195Games241–222

2–0Tiebreaks4–4

3–0Deciding sets3–2

vs Sinner J.#1L2-6 2-6Miami Masters · hardL3-6 4-6 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Zverev A.#2L3-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hardL3-6 6-7Tour Finals · hard
vs Cobolli F.#7W6-1 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hardW7-6 6-3Paris Masters · hard

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vs Fritz T.#12W6-4 6-4Halle · grassLHalle · grass
vs Vacherot V.#14W6-4 6-2 6-4US Open · hardW6-4 6-4 7-6Australian Open · hard
vs Mensik J.#15W7-6 4-6 7-6Miami Masters · hardW6-3 6-1Montreal · hard
vs Tien L.#16W6-4 4-6 6-4Cincinnati · hardW6-2 6-3Montreal · hard
vs Nakashima B.#18W7-5 6-3Cincinnati · hardW6-3 7-6(4)Montreal · hard
vs Lehecka J.#19L4-6Stuttgart · grassWStuttgart · grass
vs Hurkacz H.#34W6-4 6-4Roland Garros · clayW6-3 5-7 7-6(3) 7-5US Open · hard
vs Faria J.#60W4-6 6-1 6-2Roland Garros · clayL4-6 4-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Sonego L.#87W6-3 6-4Cincinnati · hardW7-5 6-3Halle · grass
vs Brooksby J.#102W6-4 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hardW6-3 7-5Montreal · hard
vs Damm M.#104W6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4US Open · hardW6-4 4-6 6-4Washington · hard
vs Shimabukuro S.#109W6-4 7-5Halle · grassW4-6 6-3 6-4Stuttgart · grass
vs Auger-Aliassime F.#6Hard to compareW3-6 6-3Halle · grassL6-4 6-7 5-7Tour Finals · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Shelton B. leads 4–1

Full H2H →

Hard: Shelton B. leads 3–1 · Clay: Shelton B. leads 1–0

Shelton B.September 2026US OpenThis matchHard6-4 3-6 3-6 5-7
Shelton B.July 2025WashingtonHard7-6(2) 6-4
Tiafoe F.August 2024US OpenHard4-6 7-5 6-7 6-4 6-3
Shelton B.April 2024HoustonClay7-5 4-6 6-3
Shelton B.August 2023US OpenHard6-2 3-6 7-6 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Zverev A.View match

Player context

Before the match

Tiafoe F.Shelton B.2 141ELO2 1871 990Hard ELO2 0678–2Last 106–428Age23188 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysLeftCareer $18.7M2026 $2.8MEarningsCareer $15.1M2026 $3.6M

Match info

Started~19:00 local

Cite this

Ben Shelton beat Frances Tiafoe 6-4 3-6 3-6 5-7. Umpiry, "Frances Tiafoe vs Ben Shelton — US Open Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-12/shelton-vs-tiafoe-us-open-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 12 September 2026).