No American man has won the U.S. Open since 2003. Will an American take the men's title on Sept 13?
53% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 17 predictions cast.
Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in four sets, 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2, to win the 2026 US Open men's singles title on September 13, claiming his second career Grand Slam title. The result extended the American men's Grand Slam singles drought to 23 years, a streak dating to Andy Roddick's 2003 US Open title. Shelton had reached his first major final by upsetting Carlos Alcaraz in five sets in the quarterfinals and beating Frances Tiafoe in the semifinal, but could not solve Zverev, who improved to 6-0 in his career series against the American. Zverev's win capped a breakthrough season for the German, who entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed. Shelton was the first Black American man to reach a US Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972.
Community bettors gave the "American wins" outcome a 47% chance, meaning a slim majority correctly predicted the drought would continue. The result keeps alive one of tennis's longest-running storylines, as American men's tennis continues searching for its next Grand Slam singles champion following years of near-misses from Shelton, Taylor Fritz and others.