Alexander Zverev vs Ben Shelton, US Open 2026, Final
Final score
Final
Zverev won in 4 sets · 3h 33m
3–1
Set 16–3
Set 27–62
Set 35–7
Set 46–2
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USAArthur Ashe Stadium
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year100.6Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsOvercast
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
9Aces10
6Double faults4
80/11570%1st serve %74%87/117
29/3583%2nd serve %87%26/30
68/8085%1st serve points won71%62/87
17/3549%2nd serve points won67%20/30
2/367%Break points saved33%2/6
20Service games played21
Return
25/8729%1st serve return points15%12/80
10/3033%2nd serve return points51%18/35
4/667%Break points converted33%1/3
21Return games played20
Points
125Total points won113
85Service points won82
40Receiver points won31
5Max points in a row6
Games
24Games won18
19Service games won17
3Max games in a row2
1Tiebreaks0
Errors
22backhandErrors14
35errorsTotal43
13forehandErrors29
35groundstrokeErrors41
0overheadStrokeErrors0
0returnErrors0
Unforced errors
11backhandUnforcedErrors13
0dropShotUnforcedErrors0
13forehandUnforcedErrors30
23groundstrokeUnforcedErrors40
0lobUnforcedErrors0
30unforcedErrorsTotal47
1volleyUnforcedErrors3
Winners
9backhandWinners9
0dropShotWinners0
8forehandWinners19
12groundstrokeWinners15
0lobWinners0
6overheadWinners5
0returnWinners0
5volleyWinners13
32winnersTotal43
Point by point
Zverev6
Shelton2
150151530154015
P2 · Double faultP3 · Ace
Zverev5
Shelton2
015151530154015
P1 · Ace
Zverev4
Shelton2
150300400
Zverev3
Shelton2
0150300401540
Zverev3
Shelton1
150300301530304030
Zverev2
Shelton1
150300301530303040
Zverev2
Shelton0
1503004004015
Zverev1
Shelton0
0150301530303040304040A40
P3 · Double fault
Zverev5
Shelton7
0150300401540
Zverev5
Shelton6
0150300401540
Zverev5
Shelton5
150151530154015
Zverev4
Shelton5
015030040
Zverev4
Shelton4
0151515301530304030
Zverev3
Shelton4
01503015301540
Zverev3
Shelton3
1503003015303030404040A40
Zverev2
Shelton3
015030040
Zverev2
Shelton2
150300400
P1 · AceP3 · Ace
Zverev1
Shelton2
015030040
Zverev1
Shelton1
1501515301530304030
Zverev0
Shelton1
0151515153030303040
P3 · Ace
Zverev7
Shelton6
102030405051526272
Zverev6
Shelton6
150300301530303040404040A
Zverev6
Shelton5
1503004004015
Zverev5
Shelton5
0151515301530303040
Zverev5
Shelton4
015151530154015
P1 · Double faultP2 · AceP4 · Ace
Zverev4
Shelton4
015030040
P1 · AceP2 · Ace
Zverev4
Shelton3
1503003015303040304040A40
P6 · Double fault
Zverev3
Shelton3
015030040
P3 · Ace
Zverev3
Shelton2
150300400
P2 · Ace
Zverev2
Shelton2
1501515301530304030404040A
P5 · Double fault
Zverev2
Shelton1
150300400
Zverev1
Shelton1
01503004015403040404040A
Zverev1
Shelton0
01515151530303040304040A40
P2 · AceP3 · Double fault
Zverev6
Shelton3
0151515301530304030
P1 · Ace
Zverev5
Shelton3
1501515153030304030
P2 · Double fault
Zverev4
Shelton3
1501515301530303040404040A
P2 · Ace
Zverev4
Shelton2
015030153030304030
Zverev3
Shelton2
015030040
P3 · Ace
Zverev3
Shelton1
0151515301530304030
P1 · Double fault
Zverev2
Shelton1
015030040
Zverev2
Shelton0
150151530154015
Zverev1
Shelton0
150300301530304030
P3 · Ace
Head to head
6Zverev
0Shelton
6 meetingsHard 4–0Grass 1–0Clay 1–0
- US OpenFinal · 13 SeptHardThis matchAlexander ZverevSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 5Set 4: 6Ben SheltonSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 62Set 3: 7Set 4: 2
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 9 Nov 2025HardAlexander ZverevSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Ben SheltonSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 66
- Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 15 Aug 2025HardAlexander ZverevSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ben SheltonSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- StuttgartSemifinal · 14 Jun 2025GrassAlexander ZverevSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Ben SheltonSets won: 0Set 1: 68Set 2: 61
- MunichFinal · 20 Apr 2025ClayAlexander ZverevSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ben SheltonSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Aug 2024HardAlexander ZverevSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 7Ben SheltonSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 63Set 3: 5
Form and path
Alexander Zverev
No recent matches recorded.
Ben Shelton
US OpenThis week
- WSemifinalBen SheltonSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Frances TiafoeSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3Set 4: 5
- WQuarterfinalBen SheltonSets won: 3Set 1: 65Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 1Set 5: 7Carlos AlcarazSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Set 5: 67
- WRound of 16Ben SheltonSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Stefanos TsitsipasSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.