2026 US Open – Men's singles

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Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 US Open. It was his second major title, following the 2026 French Open. Zverev was the fourth man in the Open Era to win his first two majors in the same year (after Jimmy Connors in 1974, Guillermo Vilas in 1977, and Jannik Sinner in 2024), and the first German man to win the US Open since Boris Becker in 1989. Carlos Alcaraz was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Shelton. Their quarterfinal match marked the latest finish in tournament history, at 3:33 a.m., surpassing the previous record from the 2022 quarterfinal between Alcaraz and Sinner. Novak Djokovic's first-round defeat to Mariano Navone marked only his third career loss in the opening round of a major, his first opening-round loss at the US Open, and his earliest loss at a major since the 2006 Australian Open. This marked the first time that none of the Big Three reached the second...

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