NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Ben Shelton of the United States reacts against Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Men's Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Ben Shelton of the United States reacts against Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Men's Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Ben Shelton of the United States reacts against Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Men's Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Germany's Alexander Zverev reacts as he plays USA's Ben Shelton during the men's singles final tennis match on day fifteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 13, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Ben Shelton of the United States reacts against Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Men's Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Jérôme Boateng and Henrik Lundqvist attend the Men's Singles Final match between Alexander Zverev of Germany and Ben Shelton of the United States on Day Fifteen of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

USA's Ben Shelton reacts after winning the third set during the men's singles final tennis match against Germany's Alexander Zverev on day fifteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 13, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

USA's Ben Shelton reacts after winning the third set during the men's singles final tennis match against Germany's Alexander Zverev on day fifteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 13, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)