Alexander Zverev won his first US Open title, beating American Ben Shelton in the men's singles final at Flushing Meadows to complete a remarkable turnaround in a season that had begun with doubts over whether he would ever claim one of tennis's biggest prizes. The win, coming just months after his maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open, makes the German world number one a multiple Grand Slam champion and underlines how he has capitalised on the relative absence of dominant rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz from the sport's top honours this year.

Top seed Zverev beat eighth seed Shelton 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-2 in front of a partisan crowd of around 24,000 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, denying the host nation its first men's major champion since Andy Roddick in 2003. Zverev broke serve in the opening game and dominated the first two sets, before Shelton fought back to take the third, only for the 29-year-old German to regain control and seal victory when Shelton's return went long on championship point.