It's been 23 years since an American man last won the U.S. Open. That may change soon

NPR | By Becky Sullivan

Published September 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM EDT

An American man is guaranteed to make the final of the U.S. Open after Ben Shelton's win over defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. Shelton faces American Frances Tiafoe next.

Becky Sullivan

Becky Sullivan is NPR’s sports correspondent.

See stories by Becky Sullivan

Support nonprofit, fact-based public service journalism

WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.

Contribute now

Related Content

25 years after 9/11, a reporter digs through the WNYC recordings from that day

Samantha Max

Each year, fewer Americans remember 9/11. The radio archives of WNYC take us to Ground Zero as the planes hit.
Investigators release information from flight data recorder in Miami plane crash

Joel Rose

Safety investigators are releasing new details about the moments before the deadly cargo plane crash in Miami on Sunday, raising questions about the actions of the two pilots.
A huge 11th-century tapestry of the Norman Conquest has (carefully) traveled to Engla

Lauren Frayer

Part war propaganda, part comic strip, the 230-foot Bayeux Tapestry is back in England for the first time in 900 years. It depicts the 1066 Battle of Hastings, which ended Anglo-Saxon rule.
After a bicycle crash, some motorcyclists stopped to help

A photojournalist was stuck, injured and without cell service, after he crashed into a boulder on his bicycle in Scotland. Three motorcyclists stopped to help.
How television and literature wrestled with 9/11

Eric Deggans, Andrew Limbong

Over the past 25 years, books and television series have reflected the events and fallout from 9/11 in both direct and indirect ways.