Alexander Zverev has received his first US Open title after defeating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 within the last.
The victory provides Zverev his second Grand Slam title of 2026, after his Roland Garros triumph earlier this yr, and his twenty sixth profession title. He additionally turns into the primary German man to win the US Open since Boris Becker in 1989.
However after lifting the trophy, Zverev’s ideas rapidly turned to his mom and every part she did to assist him pursue his tennis profession.
Talking throughout his emotional on-court speech, he stated:
“When your 4 yr outdated son will get identified with diabetes, and docs within the workplace inform you that life and sports activities will probably be very very restricted for that baby, it takes a really very robust mom to stroll out of these places of work and say ‘My son will probably be wherever he needs to be.”
Zverev continued:
“If he needs to be a tennis participant he’ll be a tennis participant. If he needs to do one thing else, he’ll do one thing else. However this sickness is not going to outline us.”
He then added:
“My mom is an important and strongest individual I do know. It takes an unbelievably robust girl to do what she did.”❤️
After dropping his first US Open last in 2020, Zverev has lastly conquered New York. And in 2026, the German now has two Grand Slam titles to his identify.
