Shelton Tennis: Ben Shelton defeats Denis Shapovalov to reach the US Open quarterfinals
The latest shelton tennis result is Ben Shelton’s win over Denis Shapovalov at the 2026 US Open, which put the American into the quarterfinals. Available reports agree on the winner and the advancement, but differ on the round designation and Shelton’s third-set score.
Ben Shelton defeats Denis Shapovalov to reach the US Open quarterfinals
Shelton defeated Canadian left-hander Denis Shapovalov in a four-set match that ended shortly after 2 a.m. local time on Saturday. The Florida Gators report records the score as 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4, while The New York Times reports 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4. Both accounts agree that Shelton won in four sets.
The opening two sets were decided by tiebreaks. Shelton took the first 7-3, but Shapovalov answered by winning the second-set tiebreak 7-5. Shelton then recovered, using his serve and an early break in the fourth set to close out the match, according to the Florida Gators account.
The reports also differ over the match’s tournament-round designation. The New York Times report calls it a third-round match, while USA TODAY’s report refers to Shelton’s upcoming meeting before it was played as a fourth-round match. The supplied reporting does not resolve that discrepancy, so the clearest confirmed description is that Shelton beat Shapovalov and advanced to the quarterfinals.
How Shelton reached the quarterfinals
Shelton’s earlier victories came against Tallon Griekspoor and Hubert Hurkacz, according to the Florida Gators report. The report says he rallied after losing the opening set to Griekspoor, then defeated Hurkacz in a match that included a 7-5 second set for the Polish player.
The win over Shapovalov continued Shelton’s favourable record against the Canadian. Before the US Open match, Shelton had won all four of their previous meetings, including a victory in Dallas earlier in 2026 and a five-set win at Wimbledon in 2024, according to the Florida Gators account.
Shelton entered the quarterfinals as one of four American men still in the draw, with those players pursuing the country’s first men’s US Open singles title since Andy Roddick’s 2003 championship, the Florida Gators report says.
Who Shelton is scheduled to play next
Shelton is listed to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals on Sunday. The Florida Gators report says the two last played three years ago in Cincinnati, when Tsitsipas won.
The same report identifies this as Shelton’s second Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance of 2026 after he reached that stage at the Australian Open. The supplied reporting confirms the scheduled quarterfinal pairing, but it does not establish the result of that match.