Alexander Zverev's US Open victory over Ben Shelton extended American men's Grand Slam drought to 23 years, cementing the German's position as the dominant force in men's tennis in a landmark year that...
Korea Herald and Deutsche Welle both lead with Zverev's US Open victory, with Deutsche Welle emphasizing his 'golden year' and noting his second Grand Slam win of 2026 after Roland Garros. CNN frames the victory as capping a breakthrough year with Zverev as men's top seed. Japan Times emphasizes the American drought reaching 23 years as Venus and Serena Williams, Stephens, Gauff, and Keys have collected hardware on the women's side.
La Repubblica refers to Zverev as "Alessandro il Grande" (Alexander the Great), treating the win as personal sporting triumph, while Le Monde emphasizes his dominance over world tennis following his Roland-Garros victory. The National describes him as banishing "US Open ghosts" in the triumph over Shelton. TASS reports on champions with Russian roots following the tournament outcomes.
Zverev beats Shelton to win the US Open
Germany's Zverev wins US Open in golden year
Men's top seed Alexander Zverev caps breakthrough year with US Open title
Grand Slam drought for US men reaches 23rd year after Shelton falls
The second triumph of Alexander the Great
Zverev confirms his dominance over world tennis after Roland-Garros victory
Alexander Zverev banishes US Open ghosts to triumph over Ben Shelton
Champions with Russian roots in US Open tournament outcomes
Whether Zverev can maintain his dominant form into the next Grand Slam season is speculative and not addressed in available coverage.
The women's US Open result receives no coverage in available articles despite multiple sources covering the men's final.
Korea Herald reports Zverev beating Shelton to win the US Open, noting it extends the lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men.
Deutsche Welle celebrates Zverev's first US Open title and second Grand Slam of the year, framing it as a 'golden year' for German tennis.
The National provides match ratings framing it as Zverev's triumph over Shelton in a technically analyzed four-set final.
CNN frames Zverev capping a breakthrough year with the US Open title while noting American men's continued inability to win Grand Slams since 2003.
Japan Times focuses on the US men's 23-year Grand Slam drought as the defining narrative, examining American tennis structural failure alongside Zverev's win.
La Repubblica frames it as 'Alessandro the Great's second time', referencing his German name Alessandro and celebrating it as European tennis dominance.
Le Monde covers Zverev confirming his global tennis dominance after winning both Roland Garros and the US Open, framing it as a consolidation of world number one status.
TASS covers US Open results noting champions with Russian heritage, consistent with state narrative of Russian athletic excellence even through athletes of other nationalities.
This page maps the coverage. The 8 articles below are the original reports the comparison is drawn from — open them for each publisher's full reporting.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Alexander Zverev's best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men. Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to…
Alexander Zverev has won the US Open for the first time, defeating Ben Shelton in the final. It is Zverev's second Grand Slam win of 2026 after a long wait for his first title, but controversy still hangs over him.
Men’s top seed Alexander Zverev caps breakthrough year with US Open title CNN
As the likes of Venus and Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens, Coco Gauff and Madison Keys collected hardware on the women's side, the U.S. men have rarely found their way into a championship final.
Lo yankee non alza la coppa di uno slam e dunque l'ultimo americano a farlo, nel 2003, resta Andy Roddick
Vainqueur dimanche à Flushing Meadows de l’Américain Ben Shelton en quatre sets, l’Allemand remporte son 2ᵉ Grand Chelem de l’année et s’impose comme le rival le plus crédible de l’Italien Jannik Sinner et de l’Espagnol…
Последний турнир Большого шлема в сезоне подарил любителям тенниса новых чемпионов в мужской и женской сетке. Подробнее о них, а также о выступлении россиян на американских кортах, — в материале ТАСС