Zverev holds off Shelton to win US Open title
Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in four sets to win the US Open men's singles title. This victory marks Zverev's second Grand Slam title of the year, following his French Open win.
Why it matters
The match highlights the continued drought of American men winning Grand Slam titles, as Shelton failed to become the first US winner since 2003.
Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning the men's singles US Open final against Ben Shelton of the US. (Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar)
NEW YORK: Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-2 to win the US Open on Sunday (Sep 13), expunging the memory of a bitter Flushing Meadows defeat with his second Grand Slam title.
The top-seeded German, who was within two points of the US Open crown in 2020 but fell in five agonising sets to Dominic Thiem, added the trophy to the French Open title he captured this year.
He denied Shelton's bid to become the first US man in 23 years to lift a Grand Slam trophy.
The 23-year-old Shelton was one month shy of his first birthday when Andy Roddick hoisted the 2003 US Open trophy in the last major triumph for a US man.
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