Coverage of one of the most anticipated tournaments in the world of sports showcased the AP at its best, leaning into more of the culture and cross-beat moments to bring the story closer to audiences ...

NEW YORK -- The US Open men's final between champion Alexander Zverev and American Ben Shelton averaged 3.2 million viewers on ABC, the largest viewership for that match since ESPN's family of ...

And with that, the US Open, and the Grand Slam season, is in the books. It was a thrilling two weeks in New York, culminating in Elena Rybakina defeating Aryna Sabalenka to win her second major of the ...

It all went down at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday night. Lots of wins, even more losses and many moments we never could have predicted (like two musical numbers from host Mariska Hargitay ...

John McEnroe couldn’t help but mention two of tennis’ best as Alexander Zverev claimed the US Open trophy. In the moments following the 29-year-old German’s victory over Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, ...

Another U.S. Open is in the books. Sorry, but you’re going to have to wait a full year to watch 3:30 a.m. tennis in NYC while eating caviar chicken nuggets and ...

The US Open 2026 came to a close on Sunday night, with Alexander Zverev emerging triumphant from a four-set battle with Ben Shelton. Two days earlier, Elena Rybakina sealed a dramatic win over Aryna ...

Elena Rybakina won the women's singles at the 2026 U.S. Open, while Alexander Zverev took the men's title. Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; Patrick Smith / Getty Images Welcome back to the Monday Tennis ...

It’s the little moments in tennis that kill you. Ben Shelton needed 34 minutes of his maiden U.S. Open final to win a single point against Alexander Zverev’s first serve, and two hours and 17 minutes ...

Alexander Zverev dispatched Ben Shelton in four sets to win the U.S. Open men's singles title on Sunday, the second Grand Slam win for the German after he finally broke through at the French Open ...

Alexander Zverev made sure the United States' long wait for a men's tennis Grand Slam champion continued Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, overpowering Ben Shelton in a commanding US Open final (6-3, 7-6 ...