Getty WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 21: Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton celebrate after a point during a men’s double match against Matthew Ebden and John Peers (not pictured) on day 1 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2025 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on July 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
History will be standing on both sides of the net when Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe enter Arthur Ashe Stadium for their U.S. Open semifinal.
It will be the first Grand Slam semifinal between two Black men in the Open era.
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