New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is having a tough time in the men's singles quarterfinal of the US Open 2026 against home favourite Ben Shelton at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. Having missed two Grand Slams due to injury, Alcaraz is on a comeback trail, hoping to get his mojo back at the final Major of the year.

On the other hand, Shelton is eyeing his first-ever Grand Slam triumph and faced a tough competition against the Spaniard, despite the fact that the seven-time Grand Slam champion is playing his first tournament in more than four months after recovering from a right wrist injury.

At the time of writing, the second seed Alcaraz fought off the eighth-seed Shelton in the first set tiebreak to take a ...