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Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton 6-3, 7(7)-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 — US Open 2026 Final.
Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton: Alexander Zverev leads 5–0 across 5 recorded meetings.
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev is the US Open champion, beating eighth-seeded Ben Shelton in four sets over 3 hours 27 minutes. It is his second Grand Slam title of 2026, after the French Open. Zverev broke in the opening game and took the first set 6-3, then the second in a tiebreak, a set in which Shelton made 18 unforced errors. Shelton, who had beaten defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals, took the third 7-5. In the fourth, Zverev broke in the first game and again in game seven for 5-2. He held 19 of his 20 service games across the match and converted four of six break points to Shelton's one of three. Zverev now leads their meetings on record 4-0.