Ben Shelton will face off against Alexander Zverev in the US Open final

NPR | By Bill Chappell

Published September 13, 2026 at 8:04 AM EDT

American men haven't clinched the Men's U.S. Open in more than two decades. Ben Shelton, 23, from Florida faces German, Alexander Zverev — whom he has never beat — in Sunday's tennis final.

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