The German defeated Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday to capture his second career Grand Slam title, a few months after his first such trophy at Roland-Garros. It was a brilliant performance, especially on a serve Shelton only managed to break once across four sets.

Ben Shelton may have had “99.9%” of the U.S. Open crowd cheering for him, as opponent Alexander Zverev estimated.

Trinity Rodman had to miss out on attending her boyfriend and tennis star Ben Shelton’s biggest match of his career. The NWSL star had been making headlines throughout the tournament and had been a regular presence at Shelton’s matches.

Ben Shelton is chasing the first US Open title for an American since Roddick in 2003 and the first major for a Black American man since Ashe in 1975.

Frances Tiafoe played and lost his third US Open semi-final earlier this week, in a crushing end to a sensational run for the American.

Trinity Rodman se trasladó de un campo de fútbol en Washington a la cancha de tenis en Nueva York a tiempo para ver a su novio Ben Shelton en la final del Abierto de Estados Unidos.