# @theshaderoom on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdLQdOlO0Pm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70233770-theshaderoom-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0ac426eccb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-12T05:40:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Shade Room (@TheShadeRoom) — https://gondola.cc/TheShadeRoom

## Caption

#TSRBlackExcellence: Amazing!🙌🏾 23-year-old #BenShelton is the first Black American man to reach a US Open final since #ArthurAshe in 1972 and the first Black American man to reach any major final since 1996 Wimbledon. Shelton secured his spot in the final by defeating #FrancesTiafoe in an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open. He won the match with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 and will face No. 1 seed #AlexanderZverev on Sunday for the US Open title in New York.✨ 🎾 📸:gettyimages✍🏾:#TSRStaffJR

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## Tags

francestiafoe, benshelton, tsrstaffjr, tsrblackexcellence, arthurashe, alexanderzverev

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