Shelton Stuns Alcaraz in Latest US Open Finish

American Ben Shelton knocked defending champion Carlos Alcaraz out of the US Open quarterfinals in a five-set marathon that ended at 3:33 a.m. ET Wednesday — the latest finish in the tournament's history.

Shelton, the American eighth seed, beat Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a match that lasted 4 hours, 28 minutes, according to ESPN.

It ended Alcaraz's 18-match Grand Slam winning streak and his bid for back-to-back US Open titles, Reuters reported. Alcaraz, 23, was playing his first tournament since April after a right wrist injury, made 53 unforced errors, and vomited into a towel before the final set.

Shelton next plays No. 11 seed Frances Tiafoe on Friday — the first major semifinal or later between black American men in the Open era, per ESPN. One of them will be the first black American man in a US Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972, and the US is now guaranteed a man in Sunday's final as it chases its first men's major title since Andy Roddick in 2003.