Ben Shelton

Four Chinese players, Buyunchaokete, Wu Yibing, Zhang Zhizhen and Zhou Yi, have also made it into the main draw through wildcards, and are expected to make the most of the highest-level home tournament to gauge their own progress against the world's elites

Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to see a first Grand Slam title by an American man since 2003, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday in the US Open final

Shelton’s spirited run ends as Zverev restores order in four-set final

The eighth seed fires 20 aces to reach his maiden Grand Slam final and keep US hopes alive

Beyond the massive popularity he has garnered among tennis fans, one of the most striking parts of Monfils’s long farewell was seeing how highly nearly all of his fellow professional players, and particularly his fellow black players, regard him

Carlos Alcaraz was never the overwhelming favourite at the US Open 2026

Ben Shelton beats Carlos Alcaraz in fifth-set tie-break at 3.33am

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz posted his most convincing win in his injury return at the US Open, downing Tommy Paul in straight sets on Sunday to line up a quarterfinal clash with Ben Shelton

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Novak Djokovic’s US Open campaign came crashing down in stunning fashion as Argentine Mariano Navone pulled off a massive first-round upset, defeating the 24-time Grand Slam champion in a gruelling five-set thriller at Flushing Meadows

Buoyed, perhaps, by his recent maiden grand slam success in Paris — at the 41st attempt — Zverev avoided a similar fate at the hands of Alexander Blockx, the 21-year-old rising star from Belgium, racing through a fourth-set tie break to love for a 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (0) win as Blockx’s spirited resistance in the face of a barrage of big serves finally wilted

In doing so, Shelton became the fourth man this decade to win titles on all three surfaces — hard, clay and grass — in one season after Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Bublik and Novak Djokovic

Shelton became the first American man ​since 2009 to win three ATP 500 titles

Fourth-seeded German Alexander Zverev had to go the distance to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Sunday, holding off a determined Brandon Nakashima 7-6, 5-7, 6-4

9 player in the ATP rankings lost the first set in each of the last three rounds of the tournament, this time coming back for a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Fritz in the first meeting of the top seeds since the event moved to Dallas in 2022

Fritz, now 4-1 lifetime against Korda, fired 22 aces and won all four break points he faced to conclude matters in two hours and 30 minutes

Close Djokovic sorry for almost hitting ball girl in ‘heat of the moment’ act

Rybakina defeated Swiatek 7-5 6-1 and will face Jessica Pegula, who was a 6-2 7-6 (1) winner over Amanda Anisimova

Number six-ranked Jessica Pegula faces number four Amanda Anisimova in the Australian Open women's singles quarterfinals on Tuesday

Jannik Sinner has secured a place in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in his campaign to defend his title, hours after women’s defending champion Madison Keys was knocked out by Jessica Pegula

Four US players enter last 8 of women’s draw after 25 years

Four US players enter last 8 of women’s draw after 25 years

After a victory over Valentin Vacherot in the third round of the Australian Open early Saturday morning, Shelton took part in the tennis tradition of signing a camera but delivered a pointed message

The Italian world number two was in no mood on Thursday for an extended shift on a cool Rod Laver Arena as he set up a last-32 clash with ⁠American Eliot Spizzirri

Along with Sinner, the clientele has come to include a rotating cast of the Australian Open’s heavy hitters: Lorenzo Musetti, Laura Siegemund and Novak Djokovic — just to name a few

Carlos Alcaraz withstood a barrage of big hitting from a familiar foe ​in Yannick Hanfmann in the Australian Open second round on Wednesday, with fellow top seed Aryna Sabalenka also enduring some shaky moments before sealing progress

The 23-year-old Londoner, who had enjoyed the best fortnight of his career, navigating three qualifying matches and stunning 20th seed Flavio Cobolli in the first round, ultimately succumbed 7-6 (4) 6-1 6-3 to the relentless Argentinian

Ranked No 46 in the world, Wang hit 10 aces in a 6-3, 6-3 first-round victory in one hour and 33 minutes

The 28th seed had been hoping to set up another clash with world number one Aryna Sabalenka, but she faded from a promising position in a 7-6 (3) 6-2 defeat

Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala made her Australian Open main-draw debut, earning huge support at Melbourne Park