On April 7, the semi-finals of the ATP 250 Houston tournament came to an end, with American players Shelton and Tiafoe defeating their opponents respectively to meet in the final. Sheldon will challenge for the position of the first brother in the United States.
The Houston tournament was not at a high level, with the United States accounting for the vast majority, and China's Wu Yixuan made a comeback and stopped in the first round. The American players also performed very well, with top seed Hilton and third seed Tiafoe reaching the semi-finals at the same time.
- Shelton 2-1 Echeverry
Sheldon was born in 2002 and suddenly exploded in 2023, and is currently ranked 16th in the world and is the second brother of the United States. In this tournament, as the top seed, he played relatively easily in the first three rounds and successfully advanced to the semifinals. In the semi-finals, the opponent was Argentine aceaveri. Echeverry is ranked 30th in the world and has no record of any head-to-head meetings between the two sides.
In the first set, both sides performed strong serve and each successfully held serve, and the score came to 6-6. In the tie-break, Shelton suddenly dropped after 3-3 and lost the first set 4-7. In the second set, Shelton broke serve in the fifth game and finally won 6-4. In the deciding set, Shelton broke serve again in the fifth game, won another set 6-4, and won 2-1 to advance to the final.
- Tiafoe 2-0 Dadelry
Tiafoe, who was ranked 10th in the world at his best last year, has been mediocre this season and is currently ranked 21st in the world. Tiafoe's opponent in the semi-finals was world number 72 Dadelry.
Tiafoe was still good in this match, breaking serve twice in the first set and winning easily 6-2. In the second set, Tiafoe broke out in the tie-break, starting 6-0 and winning 7-2 to win 2-0 and advance to the final.
In the final, Tiafoe will face Shelton for the title. Both men are players with both power and speed, and their serve form will be the key to winning the match.