US Open winner Andy Roddick defends late finishes amid criticism after Ben Shelton-Carlos Alcaraz thriller

Retired American tennis star Andy Roddick weighed in on Ben Shelton’s five-set victory over Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, which ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Shelton secured the biggest victory of his young professional career in a tiebreaker shortly after 3:30 a.m. ET, becoming the first American man to defeat either Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner at a Grand Slam. His victory, coupled with Frances Tiafoe’s five-set win over fellow American Alex Michelsen in the other men’s quarterfinal...