Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday at Flushing Meadows to win the first US Open of his career, in 3 hours 33 minutes. Three months after Roland Garros, it is his second Grand Slam title.
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Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday at Flushing Meadows to win the first US Open of his career, in 3 hours 33 minutes. Three months after Roland Garros, it is his second Grand Slam title.
Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 and Elena Rybakina comes back to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4: Saturday's women's final pits the top two seeds against each other, a first at the US Open since 2013. In the men's draw, Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton play for the title on Sunday.
Ben Shelton knocks defending champion Carlos Alcaraz out of the US Open 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10-7), in a 4hr 28min match that ended at 3.33 a.m. — the latest finish in the tournament's history. He meets Frances Tiafoe in an all-American semi-final. In the women's draw, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula meet again on Thursday.