Rybakina and Zverev crowned US Open champions
The season's final Grand Slam tournament wrapped up in New York, with Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina winning the women's title and Germany's Alexander Zverev taking the men's crown.
The US Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, has concluded in New York.
In the women's singles final, Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, to claim the title. It is Rybakina's third career Grand Slam trophy — she won Wimbledon in 2022 and added the Australian Open earlier this year.
On the men's side, top seed Alexander Zverev of Germany beat American Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 in a match lasting three hours and 32 minutes. For the 29-year-old Zverev, it is his second career Grand Slam title, and both have come this season — he also won the French Open in June. So far, these two trophies are Zverev's only Grand Slam titles of 2026.
