Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Ben Shelton Beats Hubert Hurkacz, Reaches US Open Third Round
Ben Shelton won a long tennis match against Hubert Hurkacz at the US Open.
He won four sets with scores of 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), and 7-5.
Hurkacz hit more aces, but Shelton played more consistently.
The third set was decided by a tiebreak, which Shelton won 7-3.
In the fourth set, Shelton broke Hurkacz’s serve near the end.
Shelton then served successfully to finish the match.
The match lasted three hours and 24 minutes.
Shelton now moves on to the third round.
Ben Shelton defeated Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5 in three hours and 24 minutes.
Shelton won the decisive third-set tiebreak 7-3 before breaking Hurkacz late in the fourth set.
Hurkacz hit 14 aces to Shelton’s six but also committed seven double faults.
Shelton won 144 total points to Hurkacz’s 133 and converted three of 11 break points.
Shelton will face the winner of Denis Shapovalov and Luca van Assche in the third round.
- Who
- Ben Shelton defeated Hubert Hurkacz.
- What
- Shelton won their US Open 2026 second-round match in four sets.
- When
- The match was played on Wednesday during the 2026 US Open.
- Where
- Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
- Why
- Shelton advanced to the third round, where he will play the winner of Denis Shapovalov and Luca van Assche.
- Final score
- Ben Shelton defeated Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5.
- Match duration
- Three hours and 24 minutes.
- Aces
- Hurkacz hit 14 aces; Shelton hit six.
- Total points
- Shelton won 144 points, compared with Hurkacz’s 133.
- Break points
- Shelton converted three of 11 break points; Hurkacz converted two of seven.
- Next opponent
- The winner of Denis Shapovalov versus Luca van Assche.
- Shelton’s US Open record
- He reached at least the last 32 for a fourth consecutive time and was a semifinalist in 2023.