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Zverev wins US Open to earn second Grand Slam victory

Alexander Zverev wins the second Grand Slam of his career by beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-6 (7-6), 5-7, 6-2 in the final of the US Open.

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Germany's Alexander Zverev won his second Grand Slam after finally taking home his first major title earlier this year at the French Open.

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Alexander Zverev wins U.S. Open, beating American Ben Shelton

Germany's Alexander Zverev won his second Grand Slam after finally taking home his first major title earlier this year at the French Open.

Zverev wins US Open to earn second Grand Slam victoryBBC Sport
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Zverev wins US Open to earn second Grand Slam victory

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Germany's Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win US Open title

Zverev dashed Shelton's hopes of becoming the first Black player to win the men's championship since Arthur Ashe in 1968 and the first American man to win the title since Andy Roddick in Flushing Meadows in 2003.

Zverev turns US Open tears into triumph in transformational yearBBC Sport
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Zverev turns US Open tears into triumph in transformational year

How a more composed Alexander Zverev stayed 'zen-like' to beat Ben Shelton and win the US Open, six years after a heart-breaking defeat in the final.

Zverev caps transformational year with US Open triumphBBC Sport
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Zverev caps transformational year with US Open triumph

Alexander Zverev lands his second Grand Slam title after ending Ben Shelton's hopes of becoming a rare home US Open men's champion.

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Alexander Zverev claims first US Open after four-set battle with Ben Shelton

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…

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US Open tennis 2026 men’s final: Alexander Zverev v Ben Shelton – live

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.…

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US Open tennis 2026 men’s semi-final: Ben Shelton defeats Frances Tiafoe in four sets – as it happened

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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