James Blake, Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, John Isner, Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz all carried the hopes of American men’s tennis deep into the second week of major championships, only to thrash against the ceiling of the sport’s European hegemony time and again. 23-year-old defeats Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5Shelton is first black US men’s finalist since AsheAmerican will face top seed Zverev for titleFor 23 years they have come and gone. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• James Blake, Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, John Isner, Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz all carried the hopes of American men’s tennis deep into the second week of major championships, only to thrash against the ceiling of the sport’s European hegemony time and again. N...S1

• 23-year-old defeats Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5Shelton is first black US men’s finalist since AsheAmerican will face top seed Zverev for titleFor 23 years they have come and gone. Andy Roddick tried again. Andre Agassi made one final run. James Blake, Mardy Fish...S2