Zverev's trophy is still in the box because everyone's busy analyzing Shelton's serve motion.
Zverev takes first set of US Open final against Shelton
Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton in the US Open final on Sunday, taking the first set 6-2 with breaks in the first and eighth games, then edging a second-set tie-break before Shelton grabbed the third set 7-6. Zverev broke early in the fourth and closed it out on serve, claiming his first US Open and second Grand Slam of 2025 after Roland Garros. The German, ranked No. 2, is the first man since Boris Becker in 1989 to win two Slams in a calendar year.
Source: Zverev takes first set of US Open final against Shelton — El País
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 14, 2026.
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