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Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to the biggest moments in tennis history. On September 15, 1971, Stan Smith became the first player to win a Grand Slam in a final-set tiebreak
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On September 14, 2009, Juan Martin del Potro came from behind to triumph in his first Grand Slam final over a red-hot Roger Federer
Alexander Zverev converted his first match point in the US Open final and did not celebrate, because he believed he was leading 5-1 and still had a game to play. "It helped me in a way, because I didn't really get nervous serving out the match," he said after beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2.
Alexander Zverev was handed the title of best player in the world by Ben Shelton during the trophy ceremony. He gave it back. "If everyone is healthy, I think Jannik is still ahead. It's as simple as that."
Alexander Zverev gave his speech to the mother after his win at the US Open. "Doctors in the office tell you that life and sports will be very, very limited for that child," he said of the diagnosis he received at four.
Alexander Zverev won the US Open on his first match point and did not appear to realise the match was over, six years after losing the same final from two sets up in an empty stadium. Beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 gives him a second Grand Slam title in the year he won his first, with only Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner beating him at a major in 2026.
Alexander Zverev returned to the US Open final six years after losing it from two sets up in an empty stadium, and beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 for a second Grand Slam title in a single season. He won it on his first match point, against the first top 10 player he had faced in the fortnight, and seemed not to realise it was over.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On September 13, 2010, Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets to win his first US Open title
After Ben Shelton won Montreal and went out in the first round at Cincinnati a week later, his father called Rafael Nadal to ask how a player backs up a big win. The answer became five words in the Shelton camp, and 48 hours after beating Carlos Alcaraz at three in the morning, his son played the most methodical match of his life.
Alexander Zverev has beaten Ben Shelton five times out of five and 44 of his last 45 left-handers, leads the tour in wins and has reached every Grand Slam semifinal this year. He is also 1-7 against the top 10 in 2026 and has not met a top 20 player in this fortnight, which is why beating the world No. 9 in a US Open final would answer the only question still attached to his name.
Elena Rybakina is one tournament from a career Grand Slam and it is the one she has never got past the quarterfinals of. Asked whether Roland-Garros is now the target, the new world No. 1 talked instead about her body and her calendar: "I'm not getting younger.
A decade after first playing here as a junior, and having never previously passed the fourth round, Elena Rybakina leaves New York with a third Grand Slam title and the world No. 1 ranking, beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. She served out the last game on two double faults and two aces, and admitted afterwards that her nerves had played it rather than her.
Aryna Sabalenka broke a racquet seconds after losing the US Open final and then explained why she had to: hold that in, she said, and she would not have been able to speak afterwards.
Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the final of the US Open 2026 to win the title for the first time and take the world No. 1 ranking, becoming the first player from Kazakhstan to do either. It is her third Grand Slam title and her second of the season, and she now needs only Roland-Garros for a career Grand Slam.
Elena Rybakina won the trophy on Saturday evening against Aryna Sabalenka
