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Alexander Zverev Claims US Open Title, Defeats Ben Shelton
Alexander Zverev won the US Open tennis tournament.
He beat Ben Shelton in four sets.
Zverev won the first two sets before Shelton fought back to take the third.
Zverev then played strongly in the fourth set and won 6-2.
This was Zverev's first US Open championship.
It was also his second major title of 2026 after winning the French Open.
Shelton was playing in his first major final and had strong support from the crowd.
American men still have not won a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick won the US Open in 2003.
Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 in the US Open final.
The victory gave Zverev his first US Open title and second Grand Slam championship of 2026.
Zverev also won the French Open and reached the Wimbledon final earlier this year.
Shelton, competing in his first major final, mounted a comeback by taking the third set.
The result extended the wait for an American men's Grand Slam champion beyond Andy Roddick's 2003 US Open victory.
- Who
- Germany's top-seeded Alexander Zverev defeated American eighth seed Ben Shelton.
- What
- Zverev won the US Open men's singles final in four sets, earning his first US Open title and second Grand Slam of 2026.
- Where
- Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows in New York.
- When
- Sunday, September 13, 2026.
- Why
- Zverev won by capitalizing on Shelton's shaky start, prevailing in the second-set tiebreak and stopping Shelton's comeback in the fourth set.
Key facts
- Final score
- Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2.
- Match duration
- Three hours and 33 minutes.
- Zverev's 2026 majors
- He won the French Open and US Open, and reached the Wimbledon final.
- Shelton's tournament run
- He reached his first major final after defeating Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe.
- American men's drought
- The articles state that an American man has not won a Grand Slam since Andy Roddick at the 2003 US Open.
- Previous US Open final
- Zverev had lost a two-set lead to Dominic Thiem in the 2020 US Open final.
- Arthur Ashe reference
- One article identifies 1968 as the year of Arthur Ashe's relevant title, while another gives 1975; the sources therefore conflict on this date.
Quotes
Alexander Zverev
German tennis player and 2026 US Open champion
“Back then of course, it was my first grand slam final. I was inexperienced. I was still a young guy, I would say. Yeah, just different. Everything is different”
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“I think it's going to be a fantastic feeling playing, you know, a final in a sold-out Arthur Ashe and not in an empty one.”
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Sources
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