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star ben shelton. >> moves into his tenth u.s. open final. >> reporter: even with the 20-year-old's monstrous serve, djokovic is going to the finals, the men's match going off without a hitch following thursday night's drama on and off the court. 19-year-old american coco gauff won her semifinal in straight sets >> first u.s. open final. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: despite environmental activists bringing the action to a halt, a nearly 50-minute delay. >> i've never seen a situation like this. >> reporter: why was it taking so long to clear the protesters out of the stadium >> well, the number one thing for us was to remove that one particular protester safely, and that protester had literally glued their feet to the stadium floor. >> reporter: two men from new york have been charged with criminal trespassing, one facing a count of disorderly conduct today tighter security. >> there will be a heightened uniformed presence not only on the grounds but in the stadium. >> reporter: after her victory, gauff struck an understanding
star ben shelton. >> moves into his tenth u.s. open final. >> reporter: even with the 20-year-old's monstrous serve, djokovic is going to the finals, the men's match going off without a hitch following thursday night's drama on and off the court. 19-year-old american coco gauff won her semifinal in straight sets >> first u.s. open final. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: despite environmental activists bringing the action to a halt, a nearly 50-minute delay. >> i've...
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overnight history unfolding at center court ben shelton taking on francis tiafo. the first time two black american men faced off in the u.s. quarter finals. and it was a nail-biter. after two sets on a humid night, shelton using his high-speed serve to beat his friend and fellow countryman. >> what a performance. he is just living his dream right there. >> reporter: the young star celebrating his win with the crowd. shelton now the youngest american man to reach the semifinals since andy roddick in 2003 americans are indeed having a moment earlier tuesday, 19-year-old tennis superstar coco gauff smashed her way to the u.s. semifinals, winning her 10th match in a row >> i think today was definitely the best i played the whole tournament regardless of the score. >> reporter: she's the first american teen to reach the semifinals since serena williams more than two decades ago. >> she's my idol i think if you told me when i was younger that i would be in the same stat lines as her i would freak out. >> reporter: when williams stepped away from the sport after last yea
overnight history unfolding at center court ben shelton taking on francis tiafo. the first time two black american men faced off in the u.s. quarter finals. and it was a nail-biter. after two sets on a humid night, shelton using his high-speed serve to beat his friend and fellow countryman. >> what a performance. he is just living his dream right there. >> reporter: the young star celebrating his win with the crowd. shelton now the youngest american man to reach the semifinals since...
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she will take on the tenth ranked player tomorrow and ben shelton played the match of his life against tiafoe he is the youngest american man in 31 years to reach the u.s. open semi-finals looking at novak djokovic later on >>> from one american win to another. team usa turned the fiba quarter finals into a highlight reel the u.s. cruised to the 100-63 winner they will play the winner of germany-latvia on friday >>> from the court to the field and an out of the park performance fojose al >>> coming up, joe jonas calls it quits with sophie turner. family is just very important. she's my sister and, we depend on each other a lot. she's the rock of the family. she's the person who holds everything together. ♪♪ it's a battle, you know i'm going to be there. keytruda and chemotherapy meant treating my cancer with two different types of medicine. in a clinical trial, keytruda and chemotherapy was proven to help people live longer than chemotherapy alone. keytruda is used to treat more patients with advanced lung cancer than any other immunotherapy. keytruda may be used with certain chemo
she will take on the tenth ranked player tomorrow and ben shelton played the match of his life against tiafoe he is the youngest american man in 31 years to reach the u.s. open semi-finals looking at novak djokovic later on >>> from one american win to another. team usa turned the fiba quarter finals into a highlight reel the u.s. cruised to the 100-63 winner they will play the winner of germany-latvia on friday >>> from the court to the field and an out of the park...
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. >> game, set and match, shelton. >> reporter: overnight 20-year-old ben shelton punched his ticket to the semis upsetting fellow american frances tiafoe. >> sometimes you got to shut off the brain, close your eyes and just swing. >> reporter: it marked the first time two black men have ever played in a u.s. open quarterfinal. >> i love to see american tennis going in a great direction >> reporter: shelton, who has a 149-mile-per-hour serve in his arsenal, will face novak djokovic next looking to break the 20-year drought since an american man has won it all >> i'm definitely going to try to, you know, bring some things to the table that are different and hopefully disruptive. >> reporter: the next generation of american tennis has officially arrived. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> that's "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now at nbc bay area news tonight, the mayor and governor says a federal lawsuit is preventing san francisco from addressing its homeless encampments. >
. >> game, set and match, shelton. >> reporter: overnight 20-year-old ben shelton punched his ticket to the semis upsetting fellow american frances tiafoe. >> sometimes you got to shut off the brain, close your eyes and just swing. >> reporter: it marked the first time two black men have ever played in a u.s. open quarterfinal. >> i love to see american tennis going in a great direction >> reporter: shelton, who has a 149-mile-per-hour serve in his arsenal,...
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on the men's side, late last night, something that hasn't happened in two decades, 20-year-old ben shelton became the first american to reach the men's semifinals since 1992. he did have to defeat a fellow american to do it, beating francis tiafoe in four sets. always fun to watch. >> mike has comments and we'll bring him in in just a moment. >>> trending, a group of middle schoolers in kentucky are using their voices to speak up and spread kindness through their school. >> so the group of girls there in frankfort, they say they know the struggles their fellow students face and they're not feeling included or even being bullied, but decided to create a kind line. it started earlier this year when the school found a phone number that was not in use and it was actually prerecorded with an anonymous message that is always positive and may be a joke or two. and something similar to lift the spirits of their fellow students. >> there's definitely some people that can be a little mean sometimes. >> honestly, i just like to make people feel better. >> the students rotate recording an uplifting me
on the men's side, late last night, something that hasn't happened in two decades, 20-year-old ben shelton became the first american to reach the men's semifinals since 1992. he did have to defeat a fellow american to do it, beating francis tiafoe in four sets. always fun to watch. >> mike has comments and we'll bring him in in just a moment. >>> trending, a group of middle schoolers in kentucky are using their voices to speak up and spread kindness through their school. >>...
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something that hasn't happened in two decades, ben shelton became the youngest american to reach the men's semifinals since michael chang in 1992. he did have to defeat a fellow american to do it, beating francis tiafoe in four sets. >> we had so many americans in that round. >> which is impressive. >> i think i was inspired over the weekend, went out and practiced by tennis skills. it is very hard. it is so much harder than they make it look. >> the ball is pretty small. >> i'll give you another two years. >> give it a lot longer than that. [ laughter ] >> play pickleball. >> i might try that. >>> it's great weather. we've had cool conditions, especially in the mornings and in the evenings, once the breeze picks up. here is a live look outside in san francisco, where now we can see the clouds are up a little bit higher. that's still going to provide some cooling, even into the inland areas. take a look at pleasant hill. as you're heading to work, it's about 60 degrees. it clears out quickly, and throughout the day we're enjoying sunshine and also mild weather. as we zoom into the so
something that hasn't happened in two decades, ben shelton became the youngest american to reach the men's semifinals since michael chang in 1992. he did have to defeat a fellow american to do it, beating francis tiafoe in four sets. >> we had so many americans in that round. >> which is impressive. >> i think i was inspired over the weekend, went out and practiced by tennis skills. it is very hard. it is so much harder than they make it look. >> the ball is pretty...
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shelton. there she is coco gauff is set for the finals later today. this is the first time the 19-year-old has made it to the final round of the open. our nbc's aaron gilchrist is at the billie jean king national tennis center in queens. aaron, you drew the lucky straw today, my friend good morning >> reporter: i really did. good morning, laura. so many excited to watch coco gauff play today the u.s. open is the oldest tennis championship in the world. the fourth and final grand slam event of the series this year. american coco gauff is ready she is just hours away from the match of the lifetime. this morning, all eyes on the underdog as 19-year-old coco gauff tries to win her first grand slam event ever. gauff is the long shot against sabalenka. ever. gauff is the long shot against the last hurdle the in the epic run for the championship after a dramatic semifinal match thursday night against muchova on the hard court. the match interrupted by climate change activists for an hour gauff suppor
shelton. there she is coco gauff is set for the finals later today. this is the first time the 19-year-old has made it to the final round of the open. our nbc's aaron gilchrist is at the billie jean king national tennis center in queens. aaron, you drew the lucky straw today, my friend good morning >> reporter: i really did. good morning, laura. so many excited to watch coco gauff play today the u.s. open is the oldest tennis championship in the world. the fourth and final grand slam...
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today was an honor >> reporter: on the men's side four rising american stars electrifying the crowd ben shelton beating tommy hall >> that's the fastest serve of the tournament >> shelton's astonishing serve clocking in at 149 miles per hour taylor fritz and frances tiafoe also advancing the u.s. looking forward to the next round. >> it is definitely a great thing we have. and i hope we keep this going for many years. >> reporter: coco gauff is keeping busy fresh off her singles win, she and her playing partner are competing in the doubles round of 16 and we'll definitely be keeping an eye out in the stands for her dad. if you don't see him cheering, chances are he's doing laps around the stadium because of f you don't see him cheering in the stands he is going t his nerves >> is that what we do to shake off the nerves, run laps >> yeah. >> all right thank you so much for that. >> back to dylan dreyer for the rest of today's forecast. >> things are looking nice, though hot in many places. record heat for minneapolis, st. paul a little bit of shower activity through the gulf coast and he
today was an honor >> reporter: on the men's side four rising american stars electrifying the crowd ben shelton beating tommy hall >> that's the fastest serve of the tournament >> shelton's astonishing serve clocking in at 149 miles per hour taylor fritz and frances tiafoe also advancing the u.s. looking forward to the next round. >> it is definitely a great thing we have. and i hope we keep this going for many years. >> reporter: coco gauff is keeping busy fresh...