{"id":23178,"date":"2026-09-12T05:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23178"},"modified":"2026-09-12T05:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:01:39","slug":"ben-shelton-smashes-158-mph-serve-sets-new-grand-slam-record-at-us-open-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23178","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shelton smashes 158 mph serve, sets new Grand Slam record at US Open | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134108842,imgsize-95544,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-open-tennis.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Shelton smashes 158 mph serve, sets new Grand Slam record at US Open\" title=\"Ben Shelton, of the United States, (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Ben Shelton, of the United States, (AP Photo)\">Ben Shelton, of the United States, (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ben Shelton produced another stunning display of power at the US Open, hitting a 158 mph (254 km\/h) serve during his semifinal victory over Frances Tiafoe on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The 23-year-old American&#8217;s thunderous delivery came as he continued to turn his serve into one of the biggest weapons of his run at Flushing Meadows. <!-- -->Shelton defeated fellow American Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 to reach his first Grand Slam final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Shelton&#8217;s serve was particularly decisive after he lost the opening set. He finished the match with 20 aces and repeatedly put Tiafoe under pressure with sheer pace.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>During the second set, Shelton showed just how difficult his serve was to handle. With the new balls in play at 3-3, he sent down a 125 mph delivery that forced Tiafoe to get his racket up almost in self-defence and knocked him backwards. <!-- -->Shelton then followed it with serves clocked at 144, 139 and 140 mph, with the final two resulting in aces.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The record-breaking 158 mph serve added another highlight to a remarkable night for Shelton, who had already stunned defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Shelton&#8217;s victory over Tiafoe also kept alive America&#8217;s hopes of ending a long wait for a men&#8217;s Grand Slam champion. The host nation has not had a men&#8217;s major winner since Andy Roddick lifted the US Open trophy in 2003.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Shelton, who was less than a year old when Roddick won that title, will now face top seed and French Open champion Alexander Zverev in Sunday&#8217;s final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>&#8220;I&#8217;m going for it here, and I&#8217;m going to leave it all on the court,&#8221; Shelton said. &#8220;I hope you guys come and back me. Let&#8217;s do it for the USA.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Zverev, who beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) in the other semifinal, is aware of what a Shelton victory would mean for American tennis.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>&#8220;Hopefully I can not make the American dream come true on Sunday,&#8221; Zverev said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/tennis\/top-stories\/ben-shelton-smashes-158-mph-serve-sets-new-grand-slam-record-at-us-open\/articleshow\/134108734.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Shelton, of the United States, (AP Photo) Ben Shelton produced another stunning display of power at the US Open, hitting a 158 mph (254 km\/h) serve during his semifinal victory over Frances Tiafoe on Friday.The 23-year-old American&#8217;s thunderous delivery came as he continued to turn his serve into 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