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Alexander Zverev reached the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the US Open 2026 after defeating Karen Khachanov in the semifinals.
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Alexander Zverev will play the final of the US Open on Sunday.
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Alexander Zverev has reached the final of the 2026 US Open and insists his improved game got him there. He will face either Ben Shelton or Frances Tiafoe in the final and wants to prevent the “American Dream”. The semi-finals were dedicated to the 25th anniversary of 9/11. A win would allow him to take first place in the world rankings.
The German hammer thrower Merlin Hummel has won the newly created Ultimate Championship in Budapest. With a distance of 81.46 meters, he secured the prize money of 150,000 US dollars and prevailed against the Hungarian European champion Bence Halasz. The competition, which was held for the first time, is intended to reposition athletics and offers a total of ten million US dollars in prize money.
Alexander Zverev has reached the final of the US Open and is the first German since Boris Becker in 1989 to win the men's singles title. He defeated Karen Khachanow in the semifinals 6:3, 7:6 (9:7), 7:6 (8:6) and will face the winner of the duel between Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe in the final.
RB Leipzig's sports director Marcel Schäfer asked for patience with the new coach Martín Demichelis and the team after two bankruptcies in a row. He emphasized internal clarity about the disappointing results against Werder Bremen and Como and the need to work together on development. A win against HSV on Sunday is seen as almost mandatory.

Schalke 04 won their away game at Union Berlin 3-1 and celebrated their first Bundesliga victory in more than three years. Robin Gosens scored the first goal for Schalke in the first league in 1203 days. Despite an injury to referee Timo Gerach in the 60th minute, Schalke didn't let their victory be taken away from them.
FC Schalke 04 won 3-1 away at Union Berlin. Robin Gosens made it 1-0 in the 25th minute, Adil Aouchiche made it 2-0 shortly after the restart. Tim Skarke scored the next goal in injury time, Maximilian Wöber completed the victory in the 13th minute of injury time. It is Schalke's first Bundesliga win since relegation more than three years ago.