Photo credit: Pete Staples/USTA/Getty By Alix Ramsay For most of his 29 years on this planet, Alexander Zverev has been dreaming of moments like these and he has been pushing himself to his physical and mental limits to make them become a reality. But then, when the dream finally comes true, he does not notice. So it was that Zverev served out against Ben Shelton to … [Read more...] about Tennis News Zverev Beats Shelton to win The 2026 US Open
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US Open Tennis Women’s Final 2026 • No Three Peat for Sabalenka
Photo credit: Simon Bruty/USTA By Alix Ramsay Martina Navratilova was gobsmacked. “We finally saw her teeth,” she gasped after chatting to the new US Open champion. “She’s got great teeth.” No, Elena Rybakina had not just savaged Aryna Sabalenka like a ravening wolf, bearing her fangs and going for the jugular; she had just shown – for the very first time – quite what … [Read more...] about US Open Tennis Women’s Final 2026 • No Three Peat for Sabalenka
Ricky’s tennis pick for the U.S. Open final: Zverev vs. Shelton
Ben Shelton is one win away from becoming the first American man to capture a Grand Slam singles title for the first time since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open. Two years ago, Taylor Fritz was this close at this same event -- but Jannik Sinner stood in his way. Unsurprisingly, Fritz was not competitive in that final. Now there is no Sinner, no Carlos Alcaraz, no Novak … [Read more...] about Ricky’s tennis pick for the U.S. Open final: Zverev vs. Shelton
U.S. Open tennis: Zverev advances to final, awaits Shelton or Tiafoe
Alexander Zverev secured a place in his third straight major final by defeating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(7), 7-6(6) in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday afternoon. Zverev, who won the French Open in June and then finished runner-up at Wimbledon in July, prevailed after two hours and 58 minutes. It was the 29-year-old German’s fourth consecutive straight-set win following … [Read more...] about U.S. Open tennis: Zverev advances to final, awaits Shelton or Tiafoe
Ricky’s tennis picks for the U.S. Open semifinals, including Shelton vs. Tiafoe
The men take center stage at the U.S. Open on Friday, with both semifinals on the schedule. As expected, the nightcap is the feature match between fellow Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe. That is preceded by Alexander Zverev vs. Karen Khachanov. Here are my picks for Friday's two semifinal matches. (11) Frances Tiafoe vs. (8) Ben Shelton This marks their fifth … [Read more...] about Ricky’s tennis picks for the U.S. Open semifinals, including Shelton vs. Tiafoe