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Alexander Zverev Beats Ben Shelton To Win First US Open Title. Men’s top seed Alexander Zverev defeated American Ben Shelton in four sets to win his first US Open title in New York. The 29-year-old German beat eighth seed Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 in a final lasting three hours and 33 minutes. The victory gave Zverev his second Grand Slam title of 2026 after winning his first career major at the French Open earlier this year. Zverev controlled the opening set before winning a second-set tiebreak, despite Shelton challenging him throughout the set. Shelton fought back to take the third set 7-5, but Zverev regained control to comfortably win the fourth 6-2 and secure the championship. Zverev finished his Grand Slam season with a 25-2 record and earned $5.5 million, the largest winner's prize in Grand Slam history. Shelton’s defeat extended the American men's US Open title drought, with Andy Roddick's 2003 victory remaining the country's most recent. Shelton had also been attempting to become the first Black man to win the US Open singles title since Arthur Ashe in 1968.
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