Zverev beats Shelton in four sets for US Open title

Alexander Zverev claimed the US Open title with a 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 win over Ben Shelton, absorbing a third-set stumble before closing the final in four. The German's first delivery was the difference: he landed 69 percent of them and won 85 percent of those points, a figure Shelton could not match at 71.3 percent behind his own opening ball. Zverev's six double faults and 47.2 percent return on second serve kept the American alive, and Shelton, winning 57.1 percent behind his second, took the third. Ten aces to nine could not save him.