Key Facts

• Carlos Alcaraz has beaten American player Ben Shelton in all their previous matches.
• Three American men—Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, and Alex Michelsen—are still competing, all in the same half of the draw as Alcaraz.
• Alcaraz plays Shelton in the quarter-finals, and if he wins, he will face either Tiafoe or Michelsen in the semi-finals.
• No American man has won the US Open singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003.
• Frances Tiafoe is aiming for his first Grand Slam final; he reached the Cincinnati final recently and thrives on home crowd support.
• Alex Michelsen has reached a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time without dropping a set.
• Six Americans (men and women) have reached the quarter-finals at the US Open—the most since 2002.
• On the women’s side, American players like Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, and Emma Navarro remain in the tournament, with Gauff having won the title last year.