{"id":63133,"date":"2025-08-06T17:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/63133\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:51:09","slug":"what-happened-the-last-time-two-american-men-faced-each-other-in-the-semifinal-of-a-masters-1000-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/63133\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened the last time two American men faced each other in the semifinal of a Masters 1000 event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>American tennis fans will witness something special in Toronto this evening when Taylor Fritz takes on Ben Shelton with a place in a Masters 1000 final up for grabs. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/taylor-fritz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz<\/a> roared into another semifinal by beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andrey-rublev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrey Rublev<\/a>, with Shelton coming through against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alex-de-minaur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Minaur<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/taylor-fritz-says-theres-a-problem-multiple-players-are-struggling-with-in-toronto-after-reaching-semifinal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz has complained about the balls<\/a> at this event, although he keeps finding a way to come through against top players at the tournament. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> semifinalist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/taylor-fritz-outlines-the-change-he-wants-to-happen-to-two-week-masters-1000-events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz, has called on tennis to make a change<\/a> this week, too, and it does appear that he\u2019s becoming a bit of a spokesperson on the ATP Tour. <\/p>\n<p>Tonight, when he plays <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/ben-shelton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shelton<\/a>, fans will watch on with pride as the two players do something that hasn\u2019t happened since 2010. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2226824892-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Fritz speaks during a press conference at the ATP National Bank Open at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto.\" class=\"wp-image-115679\" \/>Photo by Mathew Tsang\/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesFritz vs Shelton will be the first Masters 1000 semifinal between two Americans in 15 years<\/p>\n<p>You have to go all the way back to 2010 to find a semifinal at a Masters 1000 event that features two Americans squaring off against each other. <\/p>\n<p>Fritz and Shelton are both considered poster boys for the modern game in America and now they will do battle in a game that could throw up fireworks. <\/p>\n<p>Fritz has a decent record in Masters 1000 events and he will want to add another title to his collection at the tournament this week. <\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a> just around the corner, taking confidence is going to be huge for both players and it will be fascinating to see who prevails. <\/p>\n<p>What happened when Mardy Fish played Andy Roddick in Cincinnati<\/p>\n<p>When Fish and Roddick locked horns 15 years ago, it was hard to imagine that it\u2019d be so long until two American players played each other at a Masters 1000 event. <\/p>\n<p>The two players were at the end of their careers at the time, and it was Fish who emerged victorious on this occasion. <\/p>\n<p>It would be the final time that the two players would play competitive tennis against each other on the tour and gave Fish a third win from 12 matches against Roddick. <\/p>\n<p>After a classic three-set battle, Fish would play Roger Federer in the final and was beaten in three sets, despite landing the first blow to win a tie-breaker. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American tennis fans will witness something special in Toronto this evening when Taylor Fritz takes on Ben 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