Ben Shelton’s 2026 US Open Run, Match by Match
I traced Ben Shelton’s 2026 US Open progress through the tournament’s official results instead of relying on circulating score queries.
Why I looked this up
I kept encountering Ben Shelton’s name alongside US Open score searches, so I wanted to reconstruct his tournament run from the US Open’s own pages. The main thing I learned was that checking the round and match status matters as much as finding a score, especially while the tournament is still in progress.
Key takeaways
The official US Open recaps show Shelton, the No. 8 seed, winning his first three matches of the 2026 tournament:
| Round | Opponent | Official score | What stood out to me |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Tallon Griekspoor | 1-6, 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2 | Shelton recovered after losing the opening set. |
| Second round | Hubert Hurkacz | 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5 | The match included a third-set tiebreak before Shelton closed it in four sets. |
| Third round | Denis Shapovalov | 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 | They split the first two tiebreaks, and Shelton then won the next two sets. |
My simplest summary is that none of these was a straight-set win. Each match lasted four sets, while the first-round and third-round wins both required Shelton to respond after losing a set early in the match.
That sequence also explains why a single isolated score does not tell me much. I find it more useful to read the sets in order: identify who took the opening set, note any tiebreaks, and then see whether the match changed direction.
What I looked up next
The US Open’s official preview placed Shelton against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round on Sunday, September 6, 2026, during the night session, with a quarterfinal place at stake. When I checked the official SlamTracker page, the match was still labeled upcoming rather than final, so I did not treat any circulating result as settled.
For an in-progress tournament, this is the verification order I am keeping:
- Open the official match page and check whether its status is upcoming or final.
- Confirm the round and both players before copying a score.
- Read the sets from left to right rather than relying on the overall winner alone.
- Use the tournament recap to confirm how that result fits into the draw.
As of my September 6 check in Eastern Time, the source-backed conclusion was limited but clear: Shelton had advanced through three four-set matches, and his fourth-round match against Tsitsipas had not yet produced an official final result on the page I reviewed.