Germany's Alexander Zverev defeated American Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 to win the 2026 US Open men's singles final at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The victory gave Zverev his second Grand Slam title of 2026, following his French Open win earlier in the year. Shelton had reached his first major final by beating Frances Tiafoe in the semi-final, while Zverev advanced past Karen Khachanov.
No 1 seed wins 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 American’s hopes dashed in tense final For a passing moment at the end of a rugged third set, hope sprung anew for Ben Shelton. He had been outserved and outplayed for nearly three hours, but at 6-5 in the third set, one game from defeat, the American finally broke through. He burst into the return game finally pounding his forehand freely and he willed himself into an unexpecte…
Germany's Alexander Zverev won his second Grand Slam after finally taking home his first major title earlier this year at the French Open.
No 1 seed wins 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 American’s hopes dashed in tense final For a passing moment at the end of a rugged third set, hope sprung anew for Ben Shelton. He had been outserved and outplayed for nearly three hours, but at 6-5 in the third set, one game from defeat, the American finally broke through. He burst into the return game finally pounding his forehand freely and he willed himself into an unexpecte…
Men’s final updates from 1pm ET/6pm BST Shelton faces date with destiny | Email Ella As at every US Open final, the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd will be full of famous faces. For any eagle-eyed tennis/soccer fans wondering if Trinity Rodman will be in attendance (as she has for all of boyfriend Ben Shelton’s matches at this tournament): we probably won’t see her today. The American soccer star is at a match of her own.…
Shelton wins 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 to reach first major final Zverev takes out Khachanov in straight sets to make final Townsend’s road comes full circle with US Open triumph First set: *Tiafoe 1-2 Shelton (*denotes next server) Shortly after crunching his first ace of the night, 123mph down the middle, Shelton faces his first pressure point of the night at 30-all. He then makes an unforced error off the backhand for 3…
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