Bayern Munich defeats Elversberg and Alexander Zverev wins the US Open tennis title

Belgian Vincent Kompany, coach of Bayern Munich, praised the warm welcome his team received during its first visit to the Elfersberg Stadium, but he was more impressed with what the newly promoted team presented on the field, despite Bayern’s success in snatching a difficult 2-1 win yesterday, Sunday, in the German League.

“We received a warm welcome from thousands of people,” Kompany said. I've never witnessed anything like this before. “I would like to thank them for that.” The Belgian coach added, speaking about the village of Shepsen-Elversberg, which has a population of about 13,000 people: “When we arrived at the hotel, I thought there was a festival taking place, but it was just fans waiting for us.”

Kompany expressed his appreciation for Elversberg, saying: “We are used to many things, but this was a different experience, and this is an additional reason for me to wish Elversberg all the best, so that we can return here next year.” He explained: “We faced a brave and intelligent competitor, who showed a lot of passion. “It was a difficult match, and it was a difficult day for us.”

Kompany fielded four players at once: Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, Luis Diaz, and Alfonso Davies, after the score indicated a 1-1 draw, and Elversberg coach Vincent Wagner said: “It was tough.” Since then, the Bavarian storm has descended upon us.”

Elversberg currently occupies sixth place in the standings after three rounds, after achieving two victories over Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen. English sniper Harry Kane, Bayern's striker, agreed with the vision of the two teams' coaches, saying: “Given our playing style and the format in which we play, it is important that we have new players. It does not matter who starts the match, or participates from the bench, everyone must be ready to give 110 percent.”

He added: “This is what we saw today when the players entered the field. We had more energy, and in the end we created more chances.” After Bayern took the lead with Lennart Karl's goal in the 26th minute, Maurice Krattenmacher equalized for Elversberg in the 61st minute, before Kane intervened again and decided the match in favor of the Bavarian team.

The absence of American men from the podiums in the Grand Slam tournaments will extend to 24 years, after German Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in the final of the US Open tennis tournament, yesterday, Sunday, which caused bitter disappointment for the local fans in New York.

Shelton was not even a year old when the last American major winner, Andy Roddick, lifted the US Open trophy in 2003. The golden era of Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras seemed more distant than ever after the eighth seed lost 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 to Zverev on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

"I'm sorry that the winner this year is not the one we wanted, but I did my job," Zverev said. Beating American men has been a task that international tennis has done very well over the past quarter century.

Shelton said he was excited to experience the spotlight, once again, on tennis' biggest stage. Speaking to reporters, he added: “It is a truly wonderful moment.” Nothing like getting out on that field. I've never felt anything like this before. “Yes, it is a feeling that makes you addicted to being in situations like this.”

Alexander Zverev's crowning of the US Open (Flushing Meadows) title, the last of the four major "Grand Slam" tournaments of the current season, was not just a new victory in his career, but rather an announcement of a major transformation in the German player's character within the biggest tennis events. After years of waiting and three defeats in the finals of the Grand Slam, Zverev became a Grand Slam champion twice within three months, after winning the Roland Garros title last June. Then he added the Flushing Meadows title on Sunday evening, by defeating the American Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2.

But the irony that sums up the transformation that occurred in Zverev appeared in the last minute of the final. The German player was so absorbed that he did not realize that he had already clinched the championship point. After winning the last point, he remained on the court ready to receive Shelton’s serve, before looking around at the stands and discovering from his team’s signals that the match was over and that he had become the “US Open” champion.