Overview
- Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 6-2 after about 3 hours 33 minutes to win the US Open on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
- He collected a tournament-record $5.5 million and registered his second Grand-Slam title of the season following his French Open win in June.
- The result cuts Zverev’s deficit to world No. 1 to roughly 1,810 ranking points, bringing an ATP top-ranking claim into clearer reach.
- Ben Shelton reached his first major final and will move up the rankings to around No. 4, a significant career milestone despite losing in New York.
- In Germany the final was shown only on paywalled platforms (sporteurope.tv with Sky sublicensing and WOW), drawing public criticism from tennis officials over limited free-to-air access.