en.malanginspirasi.com – Top seed Alexander Zverev defeated American hope Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to capture his first US Open title and his second Grand Slam trophy of the year.
The victory places Zverev in elite company, joining Jimmy Connors, Guillermo Vilas, and Jannik Sinner as only the fourth man in the Open Era to win his first two Grand Slam titles in the same season.
The result also extended Zverev’s dominant head-to-head advantage over Shelton to 6-0.
Zverev capitalized early on a shaky, double-fault-heavy opening set from a visibly nervous Shelton, securing crucial breaks to take the lead.
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Although Shelton fought back in the second set to force a tie-break, Zverev took firm command with sharp passing shots and aggressive down-the-line forehands to seal the second set.
Facing a straight-sets defeat at 5-6 in the third, Shelton rallied the home crowd, broke Zverev’s serve, and took the set 7-5 to force a fourth.
However, Zverev quickly squashed the momentum by breaking serve in the opening game of the fourth set and powered through to wrap up the match, backed by a formidable serve where he won 85 percent of his first-serve points.
Despite the loss, 23-year-old Ben Shelton wrapped up the strongest North American hard-court summer of his career.
Following a second Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open and reaching his maiden Grand Slam final, Shelton is set to reach a career-high world ranking of No. 4.
