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Zverev claims second career Slam with US Open win over Shelton

The Associated Press

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Alexander Zverev secured his second career Grand Slam title by defeating Ben Shelton at the US Open. The match was notable for the high expectations surrounding Shelton to end the American men's major title drought.

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The result underscores the ongoing struggle for American men in major tennis tournaments and Zverev's emergence as a dominant force in the sport.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev’s best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men. Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to see the first Grand Slam title by an American man since 2003, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday in the U.S. Open final. Zverev finally broke through in the majors by winning this year’s French Open and followed up by adding the title in New York that he so painfully let slip away in 2020. The No. 1 seed in a Grand Slam for the first time, he capitalized on Shelton’s shaky start in his first major final, played a nearly flawless tiebreaker on serve and then turned back Shelton’s comeback attempt in front of a crowd that desperately cheered him on.

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