🎾Ben Shelton 6-4 5-7 7-6 Frances Tiafoe. US Open Live Commentary.

[Music] US Open Ben Shelton V Francis TFO Ben Shelton lead to BU two sets to one on serve in the fourth set one0 Francis TFO service game 30 France T over wi Ben Shelton back home back France T Ben Shelton strikes one to the right with depth and f t forehand return to the right a bit out so 305 [Music] 4015 on this Francis Tio service game Francis Tio with a Ser to Central attempt from Ben Shelton strike say foram return to the right but just out and that service game is held so 21 Francis TFO on serve in the fourth set Ben Shelton leads by two sets to one in this match e e so so so on serve in the fourth set 21 Francis Tio on Ser in the fourth set Ben Shelton leads by two sets to one this match being played at the US Open then Shelton service [Music] game so Ben Shelton with a central de France T back on Ben Shel back and volley to the left Francis T4 return but then Ben Shelton at net ra short forehand volley to the right and it's a winner 15 love Ben Shelton the Lefty France tiero a righty Ben Shelton with a Ser Central de France T block thir for Ben Shelton forand then to the net but f is t a backand return to the center and Ben Shelton with a forand volley to the right but a bit out so 15 all Ben Shelton with a Ser to Cal de FR T back turn Ben Shelton to the FR t five back turn back from Ben Shelton and Fran t five four Ben Shelton then with a Ry but just hits than n so 1530 so 1530 on this Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a serve towards center of the box for Clips topping there and bounce is just out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point Ben Shelton with a Ser Center box that FR CF Packham Center and Ben Shelton strikes a forehand to the left and strikes a forand winner 30 all 30 all Ben Shelton striking a forand winner to left on the last [Music] Point Ben Shelton with a serve towards center of the Box just hits the net so second surve Ben Shelton with a serve to C box for turns right and Ben Shield strikes the back hands left bit of depth and then four hands forand second four Francis Tio with a return to the right but just hits the net so 4030 Bon Shelton with a wi Ser with dep and TF over backham 10 to left but just H and that and that service game is held two all on serve in the fourth set 15 15 love on this Frances TFO service game two all on serve in the fourth set Ben Shelton needs by two sets to one Frances TFO with a serve to the center just out so second serve Francis T with a serve to the center a bit of depth and then forand forand of about two forand shots each but Ben Shelton second forand is just out so 30 love Fran T over a wide serve just out so second serve for Frances TFO on this point Fran's TFO with a white Ben Shel Shelton backham block return but the serve is just out and it's a double fault so 3015 Frances Tio with a serve Clips the top of it and bounces just over to the center of the box so let first serve for Francis TFO Francis TFO with a serve with a wide serve just out so second serve second serve for Francis TFO on this point Francis T wide Ser dep Ben Shel for return T Ben Shel and back and Cent bit dep and fr t for and to the right but just out so 30 [Music] all so two allall on serve in the fourth set um FAL Francis TFO with a serve Francis TFO the wide seral death Ben Shelton back and return to left just out so 4030 on this Francis TFO service game two all on serve in the fourth set Ben Shelton need to BU two sets to one Francis Tio service game and Francis TFO with a serve to center of the Box just out so second Ser for France's TFO on this point and France's TFO with a serve to the center and then back hand to back and Ben Shelton strikes the one to left just out so that service game is held 32 Francis TFO on serve and Ben Shelton leads by two sets to one on serve in the fourth [Music] set e e [Music] so on serve in the fourth set Ben Shelton service [Music] game Ben Shelton with a serve to center of the box with de and Francis TF for return just sits in net so 15 love on this Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a serve to the center and it's an ace good serve from Ben Shelton so 30 love on this Ben Shelton service game on serve in the fourth set 15th face of the match for Ben Shelton two Aces from seres for Francis TFO Ben Shelton with a serve Clips topping there bounces a bit out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a serve to the center France tier five4 10 Ben Shelton strikes for to the right France tier five 4 10 and Ben Shelton strikes for to the left but just hits the net so 305 so 305 on this Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a wide France T back hand turn and back hand to back and France t for to left and Ben Shelton strikes a back hand to left but just out so 30 all so on serve in the fourth set and 30 all on this Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a white France T strikes a and return to the VW death and Ben Shelton gets a forand on the racket with a bit of a shot but can't get the ball much further so 3040 and break point for Francis TFO on this Ben Shelton service game so 3040 and break point for Francis tfold is Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a serve with de from Francis T over a turn but just H the net so [Music] juice Ben Shelton with a Ser Cent de France TF back home Ben Shon strikes for left de France TF back home Ben Shelton Strikes Back to Fran Here far return back and S Ben Shelton to the right just out so another break point for Francis Tio on this Ben Shelton service game so another break point for Francis tiero Ben Shelton with a serve to the center box France for Ben Shelton strikes to the right France for 10 back from Ben Shelton there with dep to left and Francis TFO backham passing shot to the right on a return but just H the net so juice so juice on this Ben Shelton service game on serve in the fourth set Ben Shelton with a short angled wide serve and it's an ace a short angled wide surveys from Ben Shelton Ben Shelton with a Ser Center the Box FR TF bit dep to Center and Ben Shelton strikes are F to the right and it's a winner and that service game is held so fre all on serve in the fourth set Frances tier five service game France is T with a white Ser dep Ben Shelton backham turn death backham turn France T Ben Shelton finds left bit of depth in France here over back hand with depth to left but just out so love 15 on this love 15 rather on this Francis TFO service [Music] game Frances Tio with a Ser to center with dep and Ben Shelton with a back and return to the right but a bit out so 15 all on this Frances tiero service game [Music] Francis T with a serve with a wide serve just hits the net so second Ser for Francis TFO on this point Francis TFO just won a point so 3015 on this Francis TFO service game and three all on serve in the fourth set vces TFO they Ser to Central death V back and block return to the center just out so 415 on this Francis T service game Francis TFO with a right dep Ben Shelton back turn with dep to left FR T turn and Ben Shelton strikes for to the right with dep and then that FR TF turns back and body to the right by Ben Shelton but then F TFO strikes a forand passing shot to the right and is a winner good forehand passing shot to the right by Francis tiero and Francis TFO holds out service game for fre Francis TFO on Ser in the fourth set e e so so on serve so on sering the fourth set fourth reach Francis TFO on serve in the fourth set Ben Shel in needs by two to one in this match Ben Shelton with a Ben Shelton service game [Music] anyway Ben Shelton with a serve towards and Ben Shelton with a wide Ser with death FR T 4 and 10 Ben Shelton strikes one to the right with de FR t 10 and Ben Shelton back and Sid to the left with dep and then Ben Shelton and Francis T hits a forehand return shot to left but just hits the net so 15 love on this Ben Shelton service game [Music] Ben Shelton with a wide serve just out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a serve to Cent the box with FR back on 10 Ben Shelton strikes for the right from France back on left with de by Ben Shelton and Fran TPO hits a forand to the right but just hits the net so 30 love on this Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a Ser towards the center of the Box just hits the net so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton The Box FR 10 Ben Shelton left 10 Ben Shelton backand Center France t for to the right then after one shot each or so backand Ben Sheldon France T strikes for left with Ben Sheldon FR T back and Sid to the right with de and fr T but B Shelton hits a back hand passing shot two to the left and it's a winner 40 love on this Ben Shelton service game so Ben Shelton with a backand passing shot on that last Point winner Ben Shelton with a center wide the box and Fran TF back on dep then Ben Shelton forand shot to the left a bit out so 405 on this Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a serve of a wide serve and it's nice for Ben Shelton and that service game is held so four r on serve in the fourth set Frances Tio service game Francis TFO with a Ser with depth and the return is just out so 15 L this Francis TFO service game oh yeah it's full on surve in the fourth set Fran T Central Ben Shel returns and then Fran T bit forward strikes a forand to the left and it's a forand winner so 30 left 3 L on this Fran 25 service game on serve in the fourth set Frances TFO with a wide serve and then Ben Shelton back up France TFO a back and half to left and Ben Shelton is onto it a forehand size shot to the right but just out so 40 love on this Francis TFO service game on sering the fourth set Ben Shelton needs by two sets to one Francis T over wide serve just out so second serve for Francis Tio on this point fris t a ser and Ben Shelton with back and return just hits the net so that service game is held so 54 Francis TFO on serve in the fourth set e e [Music] on serve in the fourth set on serve in the fourth set 54 Francis TFO on serve in the fourth set Ben Shelton service game so Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a serve to center of the Box just out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this [Music] point Ben Shelton with a serve towards center of the box but just hits the net so a double fault and love 15 on this Ben Shelton service game on sering the fourth set Ben Shelton with a Ser to center of the Box just out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point [Music] [Music] and e two set points two set points two set points for Francis Tio 1540 on this Ben Shelton service game two set points for Francis TFO Ben Shelton with a Ser to Center the box that FR T back and block F forward just by net Ben Shelton strikes a forehand to the right and it's a winner so 3040 one set point Frances Deo 3040 on this Ben Shelton service game [Music] Ben Shelton service game set point Francis Tio 3040 and Ben Shelton with a serve to the center just hits the net so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a serve to Center the Box France turn Ben Shelton strikes for to left with dep France TI backand returns shot to the right just hits the net so juice on this Ben Shelton service game on serve in the fourth set Ben Shelton need to buy two sets to one another set point another set point for Francis TFO so set point Francis Tio on this Ben Shelton service game so third set point for Francis TFO on this Ben Shelton service game and Ben Shelton with a serve just out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this [Music] point Ben Shelton with a serve to cental de France t for turn to left with de and forand to forehand and Ben Shelton with a backhand to the right just out and it's in a fifth set two sets on 64 Francis TFO in the fourth set Ben Shelton and Francis TFO two sets all and it's into a fifth set e e e e so so so into a fifth so into a fifth so into a fifth set two sets all Ben Shelton V Frances Tio two sets all this match being played at the US Open the fourth tennis grand slam of the season and the final one for the season out the Grand Slam tournaments and into a fifth and final set in this one from Tio with the first service game of the fifth and final set in this one Francis Tio with a serve to the center with de and Ace Ace from Francis TFO so 15 love first point of the fifth and final set in this one Francis TFO with a serve to the C of the box with de and Ben Shelton with a back hand return to the right a bit out so 30 love Francis Tio with a serve to the center just out so second serve for Francis TFO on this point Fran T Ben Shelton back on turn France T Ben Shelton for 10 and France t for Ben Shelton for left and back to right France bit dep Ben Shelton a forehand t turns after one shot each or so Ben Shelton last shot of the forand to the right is just out so 40 love on this Francis TFO service game Francis TFO with a s to the center Ben Shelton back home turn to the right France TFO a forehand and then Ben Shelton for France T returns after shot each or France TFO back to left with death Ben Shelton returns and France TFO with back hand to right Str with death then Sheldon returns and then just by that ftis two five forand volley to left and it's a winner and that service game is held so on serve at the start of the fifth and final set in this one Ben Shelton Ben Shelton service game on serve in the fifth and final set Ben Shelton with a serve to the center of the Box just out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point Ben Shelton with a serve to the center depth and that may be an ace it's 15 love anyway to Ben Shelton on this Ben Shelton service game good Serve by Ben Shelton with depth to the center Ben Shelton service game on serve in the fifth and final set two sets all Ben Shelton a very wide serve just out so second Ser for Ben Shelton on this [Music] point and Ben Shelton with a serve the wi de T back and bl a bit for Ben Shelton strikes the forehand to left and it's it's a winner so 30 love forand winner from Ben Shelton on that last Point fouram winner struck to left a bit further forward near that Ben Sheldon with a serve towards the center of the Box just sits in the net so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a serve to the center with de FR if I back on to with de to left and Ben Shelton with a four hand to left just at the net so 3015 on this Ben Shelton service [Music] game Ben Shelton with a serve to the center and it's an ace 4015 good Serve by Ben [Music] Shelton so on serve in the fifth and final set 405 on this bench Shelton service game two sets all Ben Shelton with a serve to the center just out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a serve the center of France t for and Ben Shelton strikes a forand to the left and it's a winner so forand winner from Ben Shelton that service game is held one game all on serve in the fifth and final set and two sets all Francis TFO service game one all on serve in the fifth and final set Francis TFO with a Ser Center the Box Ben Shelton for bit F Francis TFO strikes one to left but just out so love 15 on this Francis TFO service game two sets all one0 on serve in the fifth and final set Francis TFO service game love 15 Francis TFO with a serve with a wide serve and an Ace Ace by Francis TPO good wide serve so 15 [Music] all 15 all on this F's TFO game on serve in the fifth of final set Francis TFO with a wide serve oh serve to be retaken branis tiero service game 15 all Francis TFO service game one all on serve in the fifth and final set Francis TFO service game Francis TFO service game Frances TFO with a serve to Center just out so second Ser for Francis TFO on this point Francis TFO with a Serve Center to Wi the Box Ben Shelton back turn left and France five turn Ben Shelton strikes are back on the right bit France t five turn and Ben Shelton for left France t five left Ben Shelton F right France T back on left and Ben Shelton F Center France T strikes the back on right back on by Ben Shelton for France Ben Shelton for back France T back Ben Shelton Ben Shelton France t for Vol from Ben Shelton to the left and Francis T with a forand passing shot to the right and it's just out so 1530 on this Francis TFO service game [Music] Francis Tio service game 1530 Francis Tio with a surf towards the center of the Box Just Hits n so second surf for Francis TFO on this point and Francis TFO with a Ser Center bit de F Shelton for FR right P Shelton back France T4 to right Ben Shelton back on S France's T4 to right then Ben Shelton with a back hand to the left with depth and France steo with a forehand return shot to left after that but it's a bit out so 1540 and two break points for Ben Shelton on this Francis TFO service game at one0 in the fifth and final set [Music] Francis TFO with a serve to the center and it's nice from Francis TFO so 3040 so one break point for Ben Shelton 3040 on this Francis TFO service game one all on serve in the fifth and final set two sets all break point for Ben Shelton Francis TFO with a serve towards center of the Box just sits in there so second serve for Francis TFO on this point and Francis TFO with a Ser to Cal the Box Ben Shelton for returns right then back on France back Ben Shelton death back on return France Ben Shelton with a forand stru to left but a bit out so juice on this Francis TPO service game one0 on serve in the fifth and final set two sets [Music] all Fran t for service game Francis too service game Francis TFO with a serve towards center of the Box just that's that so second serve for Francis TFO on this point Frances here over white Ben Shelton back on turn short angle to left just out so back and 10 from Ben Shelton just out Ben Francis T was serve just out so second serve for Francis T on this point one all on serve in the fifth and final set two sets all Francis TFO with a serve to the center a bit of dep from Ben Shelton strikes I for I'm return to left but just out and that service game is held 2-1 foris TFO on serve in the fifth and final set e e [Music] so one Ser so on serve in the so on serve in the fifth and final set Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton France Ben Shelton back in France stries to the right Ben Shelton france5 stries back to left of death Ben Shelton with a lob return Then Francis T five shots right Ben Shelton with a 4 return to the right just hits the net so love 15 on this Ben Shelton service game on Ser in the fifth and final set and two sets all Ben Shelton with a serve for wide Ser with de France CF and Ben Shelton forand Drive volley just by net to the right and it's a winner so 15 all forand Drive volley winner from Ben Shelton Ben Shelton with Ace so Ben Shelton with a serve towards the center just hits the net so second Ser for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Ben Shelton with a serve to Center box f t 10 Ben Shelton strikes one to the right with death f t five for 10 Ben Shelton strikes bit death France t five 10 Ben Shelton Strikes Back bit of death back 10 France t five Ben Shelton for France t for and then Ben Shelton strikes the back end to the right but just hits the net so 1530 on this Ben Shelton service game in the fifth and final set on serve in the fifth and final set two sets all Ben Shelton with a serve over a wi Fran T back clip stop there and then open and after a shot each Oro Ben Shelton back and Fran TPO then with a for hand to the right a bit out so 30 all Ben Shelton with they serve Central de FR T by backham turn to the right a bit of dep from Ben Shelton with a forehand shot to the right just hit in net so 3040 and a break point for Francis TFO in the fifth and final set on this Ben Shelton service game so break point Francis TFO and Ben Shelton with a serve to the center just out so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a Serve Center FR for return back Ben Shelton for return FR Ben Shelton back with f returns and Ben Shelton for f back return bit death backand to backand of Two backand Shots each in for FR Ben Shelton back to the right FR for return back and Ben Shelton Fran T left FR Ben Shelton turns FR back Ben Shelton returns but then Francis T with a bit bit of an overhead smash to the left and it's a winner and Francis TFO leads in the fifth and final set with a break of serve [Music] longest rally with the point Francis TF i1 to lead the fifth and final set for breaker serve Ben Shelton just won a point so love 15 on this Francis TFO service game Francis TFO lead 31 for break serve in the fifth and final set Francis TFO with a serve towards center of the Box Clips top that and bounces just out so second serve for Francis TFO on this point and Francis TFO they serve to the center Ben shelter turn back Fran T back Ben Shelton then France t to the right Ben Shelton with four to the right France T four to left Ben Shelton back hand bit death back France back Ben Shelton backand Fran T Ben Shelton from France T backhand left bit death backand s Ben Shelton and a bit Fair forward Francis T for to right a bit of death and Ben Shelton strikes a forehand passing shot to the right but just out so 15 all on this France's T5 service game Francis TFO leads the fifth and final set in this one with a breaker serve lead [Music] [Music] so 1315 on this Francis TFO service game and Francis TFO with a serve towards center of the Box Clips to and that and bounces a bit out so second Ser for Francis TFO on this point and Francis TFO with a white Ben Shelton with a forand return just T the net so 405 on this France's TFO service game Fran TFO with a serve just out so second serve for TFO with a wide ser and Ben Sheldon the back and return to left just out so that service game is held and Francis TFO maintains the breaker serve leading the fifth and final set 4-1 Francis TFO and Francis TFO leads with a breaker serve in the fifth and final set e e [Music] so Ben Shelt sorry Ben Shelton service game Francis TFO leads with a breaker serve in the fifth and final set Ben Shelton service game so Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a Ser to center with France TF backham turn B death Ben Shelton France TF to left and Ben Shelton FR to right then backham to backham France TFO back hand to the right then Ben Shelton for to the left to the right a bit of de France T back hand s Ben Shelton with de then forand forand and Ben Shelton with the last shot of the rally strikes a foram winner 15 love 13 shot in that [Music] rally Ben Shelton with a serve towards center of the Box just hits the net so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a Serve Center france4 return with d to the center just out so 30 love on this Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a serve towards center of the Box just hits the net so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point um Ben Shelton with a Ser 10 to the Box bit France 10 Ben Shelton for to the right with dep FR turn and Ben Shel strikes to left with return back left from Ben Shelton France t five back Ben Shelton to the center just out so 3015 on this Ben Shelton service game Francis TFO leads the fifth and final set of a breaker serve [Music] lead Ben Shelton with a Ser to the center and it's nice good Serve by Ben Shelton so 415 133 miles hour on that serve and Ace with that serve on that last point for Ben Shelton 20 fa match Ben Shelton from serves five for serves this match Ben Shelton with a serve towards White just hit the net so second Ser for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a wide serve and it's an ace for Ben Shelton that service game is held so 42 Francis TFO and Francis TFO leads with breaker serve in the fifth and final [Music] set Francis TFO service game France TFO just won a point so 15 love France's TFO leads the fifth and final set of a breaker serve and Francis TFO service game 15 love Francis TFO with a white Ser with depth and Ben Shelton with a forehand return a bit out so 30 love Ser with de from Francis TFO on that last Point f t with a Ser to center with dep and Ben Shelton for and returns to left just out so 30 love on this Francis TFO service game Francis TFO leads the fifth and final set a breaker serve lead and Francis Tio with a serve to Center box St and then backand to backand backand France T Str with death Ben shs that Fran TF overhead smash to the left and it's a winner and Francis TFO holds that service game and Francis TFO leads to a breaker serve leading the fifth and final set at 52 FR and it's 52 Francis T Rob R breaka serve lead in The Fifth and final set e e [Music] Ben Shelton Ben Shelton Ben Shelton service game Ben Shelton with a wide Ser de France t five turn Ben Shelton strikes FR left France t five turns back in from Ben Shelton Clips net but not quite over so love 15 so love 15 on this Ben Shelton service game um Ben Shelton with a serve to the center and it's nice from Ben Shelton so 15 all so 0 Ace from Ben Shelton Ben Shelton with a serve to Center and it's nice so 305 Ben Shelton with a wide serve with death France t five back and return with dep just out so 415 Ben Shelton with a wide serve just hits the net so second serve for Ben Shelton on this point and Ben Shelton with a to to the center of the box with death and then one shot each or so and Francis TFO last shot of the valy forand strut to the right and it's a winner fouram winner strut to the right with some depth by Francis T on that last Point 4030 on this Ben Shelton service game Francis TFO leads the fifth and final set of a breaker serve lead Ben Shelton with a serves to the center box that Fran t for right is a bit out so that service game is held [Music] so so Frances TFO service game Ben Shelton has just won a point so love 15 Francis TFO service game Francis TFO leads the fifth and final set of a breaker serve lead if FR TFO holds this service game if and Francis TFO wins this match in five sets love 15 on this Francis TFO service game Francis TFO with a Ser Center the Box Ben Shelton back in turn for one Str to the left with de and Ben Shelton backham T to right a bit out so 15 all on this Fran's TFO service game France's TFO with a serve to the center with de F Shelton foran return in the bit for France T strikes foram withs right and Ben Shelton gets a bit of forand Racket on it but can't get the ball much further so 135 on this France's T service game Francis T with Serv toward Center of the Box just sit there so second serve for Francis TFO on this point Francis TFO wi bit death Shelton for return France TFO strikes one to left with de from Ben Shelton back and up turn and Fran TFO another head smash to the left Ben Shelton returns and then Francis TFO with an overhead smash to the right and it's just out 30 all well Ben Shelton return that first overhead smash to the left wow just for oh no it's in it's in it's a winner it's an overhead smash winner from Francis TFO two match points 415 FR T C box Ben FR T is back in top top of over but Ben Shelton onto it a forand strut to the left just behind that and it's a winner 4030 so Match Point frano Francis TFO point three that two other head smashes one to left and then next one to the right a winner and then Ben Shelton point after beforeand winner to the left second match point France T France T over wide Ben Shelton for return but FR back left Ben Shelton back return and fr with a forand short 4 in on the right and it's a winner and Francis T wins in five sets the Ben Shelton in quite the competitive match