German Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton and won the US Open title. The victory frustrated the young American's dreams of making history in tennis.
Shelton was seeking to become the first Black player to win the men's Grand Slam title since Arthur Ashe in 1968. He was also trying to be the first American to win the US Open since Andy Roddick in 2003.
With the victory, Zverev prevented these two historic milestones from being achieved in this year's edition of the tournament held in Flushing Meadows.




