Ben Shelton New York mein Alexander Zverev ke against apni pehli Grand Slam final ka challenge le raha hai, aur USA ke liye jeetne ka lakshya rakha hai. Shelton 1972 mein Arthur Ashe ke baad US Open final tak pahunchne wale pehle black American man hain, aur woh 2003 mein Andy Roddick ke baad title jeetne wale pehle home male player banne ki umeed rakhte hain. Jab woh German top seed aur title favourite Zverev ka muqabla karenge, tab Arthur Ashe Stadium mein unke peeche ek raucous crowd hogi.

Shelton ne kaha ki New York mein apni break-out run se pehle unhone Rafael Nadal ki salah li thi. Florida se belong karne wale 23-year-old ne apne compatriot Frances Tiafoe ko hara kar Zverev ke saath winner-takes-all showdown mein entry tay kar di, jinhonne Karen Khachanov ko out kar diya. Unke coach aur father, Bryan Shelton, ne Cincinnati mein pehla round haarne ke baad last month 22-time Grand Slam winner Nadal ko call kiya.