Ben Shelton Beats Frances Tiafoe to Advance to U.S. Open Semifinal
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 6, 2023
There was a time when a U.S. Open quarterfinal match between two big-hitting American men could just be referred to as “tennis” rather than a historic night for the sport in this country.
This is the way the home Grand Slam tournament would always be for the country that has won the Davis Cup, the team event contested by several nations, more than any other. But it wasn’t that way, not for 18 years, and then on Tuesday night, two young Black men, Frances Tiafoe and . . .
