The US Open men's final
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany reached the 2026 US Open men's final by outlasting unseeded Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(7), 7-6(6) in a hard-fought semifinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 11, overcoming a mid-match complaint about sun glare from stadium suite doors to close out his second career US Open final appearance. In the day's second semifinal, played on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, No. 8 seed Ben Shelton rallied from a set down to beat No. 11 seed and friend Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in the first all-Black-American men's US Open semifinal, setting up a Sunday final against Zverev and a bid to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003.
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As it ran
14 September 2026
- Men’s top seed Alexander Zverev caps breakthrough year with US Open title CNN
- Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title and extend a drought by American men AP
- Trinity Rodman makes it from her soccer game to watch boyfriend Ben Shelton in the US Open final AP
13 September 2026
- Ben Shelton lost the US Open final, but America may have found its guy Fox News
- US Open final: Shelton faces Zverev, with history on the line in New York Al Jazeera
- Zverev crushes Shelton’s American dream to win US Open Al Jazeera