Arthur Ashe Stadium has witnessed countless iconic late-night epics, but what unfolded in the early hours of Wednesday morning redefined tennis endurance. At 3:33 a.m. local time , that's right, 3:33 a.m., not p.m. - after 4 hours and 28 minutes of relentless, high-octane tennis, Ben Shelton closed out the defining win of his career, dethroning defending champion and seven-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz: 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(7) Finishing as the latest-ever match in US Open history, Shelton capped off the marathon fifth-set super-tiebreaker by rocketing a signature 146-mph ace past Alcaraz. With that single swing, the 23-year-old American snapped Alcaraz’s 18-match major winning streak, secured his first-ever triumph over a top-3 opponent, and sent the Flushing Meadows draw into absolute frenzy. The Breakdown: How Shelton Pulled Off the Upset Due to multiple prior five-setters on Ashe—including Frances Tiafoe’s thrilling comeback over Alex Michelsen—...
Every few years a mainstream crossover shows up looking genuinely different, and the rest of the segment spends the following season quietly copying it. The fifth-generation Hyundai Tucson, revealed in August, has a decent shot at being that car. This matters more than a styling refresh normally would. The Tucson is Hyundai's volume seller in the United States and one of the highest-selling vehicles in the compact SUV class, a segment that also contains the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue and Kia Sportage. Hyundai has said the US version arrives this month. The Design Is the Headline The outgoing Tucson was one of the most aggressively styled vehicles in its class, built around parametric jewel surfacing and hidden daytime running lights that vanished into the grille when switched off. It was polarizing on purpose and it worked commercially. The new car goes in the opposite direction. Hyundai calls the language Art of Steel, and it is essentially a rejection of decorat...