Zverev seeks his second Grand Slam in the US Open final against Shelton

Alexander Zverev

Ben Shelton

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The German is looking for his second Grand Slam against the American, who wants his first major

Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton are playing the first set of the US Open final this Sunday. The German tennis player seeks to achieve his second Grand Slam after lifting the Roland Garros trophy this summer. To do so, they will have to overcome the American host, who will play in their first major final. Zverev began the tournament somewhat hesitant and dropped two four sets in the first two matches against Sonego and Halys. Although after that suffering, he has reached this final without losing any more rounds to Tabilo, Darderi, Van de Zandschulp and Kachanov. Shelton, on the other hand, only won 3-0 against Tsitsipas, although he left Carlos Alcaraz behind in the quarterfinals before eliminating his compatriot Tiafoe in the semifinals. This will be the sixth time that these tennis players face each other and in the previous five the German emerged victorious.

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Ben Shelton's forehand goes wide

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The chair umpire will be the Serbian Marijana Veljovic. There was a storm this morning in New York that cooled the atmosphere, but it won't rain and the game will be played outdoors. Get ready, therefore, to enjoy a Grand Slam final. Ben Shelton will start serving.

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But Ben Shelton is here to break all the statistics, he has an entire country on his side, especially 23,771 spectators who have sung the United States anthem with feeling, and who will be completely crazy supporting him, which will bring us a little closer to the old and remembered Davis Cup.

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And, attention, to the face to face that could not be more uneven with a clear 5-0 by Alexander Zverev over Ben Shelton, who has only stolen one set and it was in their first meeting, which was in 2024 (Cincinnati quarterfinals). The rest of the duels have been in 2025 and were decided by the fast track, the last precedent being 6-3 and 7-6 in the Round Robin of the indoor ATP Finals.

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And it helped him consolidate himself in the elite, apart from the problems of Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz. Well established at world number 2 after a spectacular year where he has been a finalist in Wimbledon and Madrid, a semi-finalist in the Australian Open, Indian Wells Miami, Monaco, Munich and Halle.

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Alexander Zverev, 29 years old and a native of Hamburg, is not trained by his brother but by his father. He is turning 2026 into his year in which he broke his particular “glass ceiling” with his great victory at Roland Garros. Winner of the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021), ATP Finals (two), Masters 1000 (seven), that victory against Flavio Cobolli destroyed all the ghosts he had in his head.

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In fact, he played his first Grand Slam final. And the road has not been easy, it was difficult for him to get rid of Griekspoor, Hurkacz and Shapovalov in the first rounds, to beat Tsitsipas in the round of 16. And, then, the man eliminated Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set match that ended at 3:30 in the morning, before winning the semi-finals in the derby against Tiafoe.

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Installed in the World Top Ten since reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2025; In 2026, it started well with the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the Dallas title and, above all, the Munich title on clay to disappear on clay. He returned with a title on grass, that of Stuttgart to disappear on the grass and focus on an American tour where he defended points and in which things could not have gone better.

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Ben Shelton has not failed the left-handed tradition at the US Open. With a two-handed backhand and about to turn 24, the coach is his brother Bryan Shelton. He is competing in the tenth final of his career, he is the holder of seven titles, the most important of which have not been achieved in his country, but in the neighboring country as he is the current double champion of the Canadian Masters 1000 (2025 and 2026).

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Two tennis players whose main weapon is the serve, so today we will experience several sections without rhythm or excessive exchange. But they can also stand out in other aspects, such as the two-handed backhand by the German; or the tremendous confidence to mix calmness and explosiveness on the North American side, apart from playing at home.

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For his part, Ben Shelton has the opportunity to be the first American to win the Grand Slam in his country since Andy Roddick in 2003, who was the last not only to achieve a major in the ATP, but also to qualify for a final. Furthermore, if he wins today, for the first time since 2014 there will be four different Grand Slam winners in the same season.

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A meeting that, in one way or another, will break records as neither Carlos Alcaraz nor Jannik Sinner, the references on the circuit in the last two years, will be present. On the one hand, Alexander Zverev aspires to be the first German player to win two Grand Slams in the same year since Boris Becker in 1989, when he won the Wimbledon and the US Open.

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Hello, good afternoon to all tennis lovers in general and to all followers of the USA Open in particular. Next, we will offer you live the grand final of the last Grand Slam of the season that will be played in the majestic Arthur Ashe located in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York between the world number 1, the German Alexander Zverev, and the local idol, ninth racket on the planet, Ben Shelton.

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