Watch: Zverev didn’t realise he had won the US Open — until the crowd told him

Alexander Zverev had waited six years to erase the pain of his 2020 US Open final defeat. When the moment finally arrived at Flushing Meadows on Sunday, the German almost missed it.The No. 1 seed defeated American Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 to win his first US Open title and complete a remarkable Grand Slam season. But it was the bizarre aftermath of the winning point that quickly went viral.Zverev's hilarious winning momentZverev served for the championship at 5-2 in the fourth set. Shelton sent the return long, and the match was over. Yet Zverev did not immediately react.Instead, the German moved back behind the baseline as though he was preparing for the next point.