Shelton Beats Tsitsipas to Reach US Open QF

Ben Shelton finished Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets and booked a US Open quarterfinal date with Carlos Alcaraz. The eighth seed won 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, per Sportstar (Reuters inputs) and India Today.

That is the cleanest path Shelton has carved through a Slam week this year, and it puts an American back in the last eight with a real shot at history talk. Alcaraz is the defending champion and seven-time major winner who made New York his first event back from a long injury layoff. Tuesday is fireworks, not a soft landing.

Power first, showmanship later

Shelton broke early and never let Tsitsipas settle. The opening set took about half an hour. The second followed the same script: break, hold, close. By the time the third set arrived he had room to sprinkle in the Ashe theater, including a soaring overhead that woke the night crowd before he closed with a calm service hold.

Tsitsipas had looked revived through the first week. Shelton ended that run before it became a quarterfinal story. The Greek former world No. 3 could not find a foothold once the lefty's first strike started landing. Shelton called it his first straightforward match of the year and joked that his team threatened to leave if he did not show up locked in.

Shelton blended raw power with touch and never allowed Tsitsipas a clean look at a comeback set. The Greek tried to change height and pace. Shelton answered with first-strike forehands and a serve that held when Ashe got loudest. That is how you turn a dangerous Round of 16 into a statement without leaking a set on the biggest court in the draw.

Alcaraz on Tuesday

Waiting is Alcaraz, who beat Tommy Paul in straight sets earlier in the fortnight. Shelton praised the Spaniard's level after nearly five months away and said it will take special tennis to stop him. That is the honest scout. It is also why Sunday mattered: Shelton needed a clean Round of 16 to keep legs and belief for a QF that will ask for more than power alone.

Elsewhere on the American board, Frances Tiafoe already punched through Daniil Medvedev into an all-U.S. quarterfinal of his own. New York still has home voices in Week 2. Shelton's path just got louder. Ashe already saw the statement. Tuesday decides whether it travels into the semis.