New york city: Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton to win the year-end Grand Slam, the US Open. The final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, the "US Open 2026," took place in New York City, USA, on Sunday, September 13, 2026. In the men's singles final, Alexander Zverev, the top seed from Germany, who had reached his third consecutive Grand Slam final this year, faced Ben Shelton, the eighth seed from the United States, who was making his first Grand Slam final.
According to Thai News Agency, the match was exciting before Zverev took 3 hours and 3 minutes to win 3-1 (6-3, 7-6, 7-2, 5-7, and 6-2), securing his first US Open title and his second Grand Slam after the French Open. He received prize money of $5.5 million USD (approximately 176 million Thai baht) as the champion.