Ben Shelton advanced to his first Grand Slam final with a four-set victory over Frances Tiafoe in the US Open men's semifinal on Friday evening.

The eighth-seeded Shelton rallied from a set down to defeat his fellow American 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in a match that lasted three hours and 17 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Shelton will face top seed Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final.

Shelton becomes the first Black American man to reach the US Open singles final since Arthur Ashe in 1972 and the first Black American man to reach any major final since MaliVai Washington at Wimbledon in 1996. No American man has won a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick captured the US Open in 2003.

The 23-year-old Shelton had earlier eliminated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set quarterfinal that concluded at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday, the latest finish in US Open history. He entered the semifinal with strong form, having won four titles earlier in the season.

Zverev secured his place in the final earlier Friday by defeating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(9-7), 7-6(8-6). The German, who won the French Open this year, seeks his first US Open title.

In his post-match comments, Shelton expressed determination ahead of the final. "I'm going for it here, and I'm going to leave it all on the court," he said. "I hope you guys come and back me. Let's do it for the USA."

The all-American semifinal marked only the second such matchup at the US Open in the past two decades. Shelton compiled 20 aces and 47 winners in the match while limiting unforced errors.

Shelton holds a 4-0 record in finals this season but trails Zverev 0-5 in their head-to-head meetings. Sunday's title match offers Shelton the chance to end the long American drought in men's Grand Slam singles.