US Open tennis 2026 men’s final: Alexander Zverev v Ben Shelton – live

Men’s final updates from 1pm ET/6pm BST Shelton faces date with destiny | Email Ella Ben Shelton is in a grand slam final for the first time. His previous best result at a major was a semi-final, first at the 2023 US Open and then at the 2025 Australian Open. He had lost in the third round in New York each of the past two years.

His path this year: First round: beat Tallon Griekspoor 1-6 6-1 7-6 (3) 6-2 Second round: beat Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 5-7 7-6 (3) 7-5 Third round: beat Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (3) 6-7 (5) 6-3 6-4 Fourth round: beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-3 6-4 Quarter-final: beat Carlos Alcaraz (2) 6-7 (5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6 (7) Semi-final: beat Frances Tiafoe 6-4 3-6 3-6 7-5 First round: beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 3-6 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 Second round: beat Quentin Halys 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3 Third round: beat Alejandro Tobillo (25) 6-2 7-6(2) 6-2 Fourth round: beat Luciano Darderi (21) 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) Quarter-final: beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-2 7-5 6-1 Semi-final: beat Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-6 (7) 7-6 (6)

Read the original report at The Guardian.