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Zverev Sinks Shelton to Win US Open Title
Alexander Zverev capped off an excellent Grand Slam season by beating Ben Shelton in four sets to win the 2026 US Open and claim his second major title in the space of three months. It wasn’t the most spectacular final, but it was a very Zverev performance. He served extremely well, absorbed Shelton’s pace, dominated …
US Open 2026 Day Thirteen Semi Final Recap
The finals are set at Flushing Meadows, and Sunday’s championship match will pit the top seed against the American number one. Alexander Zverev continued what has been an exceptional 2026 campaign by edging Karen Khachanov in a straight-sets contest that was considerably closer than the scoreline suggests. The German held his nerve in two tense …
US Open 2026 Day Eleven Recap
Day 11 was far more straightforward than the two quarter-finals we saw 24 hours earlier, with Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov both booking their places in the last four without too much trouble. Zverev continued his much cleaner second week by seeing off Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets. There were still a couple …
US Open 2026 Day Ten Recap
Day 10 delivered two five-set quarter-finals and, somewhat unexpectedly, a guaranteed American finalist at this year’s US Open. Frances Tiafoe was a game away from going out in straight sets against Alex Michelsen before somehow turning the match around, eventually surviving four hours and 38 minutes despite Michelsen serving for the match in the third …
US Open 2026 Day Nine Recap
Day 9 completed the fourth round, with Alexander Zverev looking increasingly comfortable while everyone around him in the draw seemed determined to make life as difficult as possible. Zverev followed up his straight-sets win over Tabilo with another routine victory against Luciano Darderi and is now into the quarter-finals quite comfortably after those early five-hour …
US Open 2026 Day Eight Recap
Day 8 saw the first four quarter-final places decided, and the American contingent continues to do well. The biggest result came from Frances Tiafoe, who finally solved the Daniil Medvedev problem with an excellent straight-sets win on his favourite Louis Armstrong Stadium. Carlos Alcaraz was even more convincing against Tommy Paul. This had the potential …
US Open 2026 Day Seven Recap
Day 7 delivered a couple of big-ish casualties, with Taylor Fritz and Flavio Cobolli both heading out before the second week. Fritz’s exit was comfortably the more painful of the two. He led Francisco Cerundolo by two sets and a break, had three break points at 3-4 in the fifth, and still somehow lost. Given …
US Open 2026 Day Six Recap
Day 6 was the first day of third-round action, and the draw is starting to take a bit more shape. Carlos Alcaraz continued to look better with every match, seeing off Yibing Wu in straight sets and again showing no obvious problems with the wrist. Tommy Paul is next, which should tell us a bit …
US Open 2026 Day Five Recap
Day 5 produced a few more casualties in the men’s draw, although Alexander Zverev avoided becoming one, coming through another endurance event. The top seed needed another five sets and more than four and a half hours to get past Quentin Halys, meaning he has now spent over nine hours on court through two rounds. …
US Open 2026 Day Four Recap
Day 4 finally saw the US Open schedule get back on track, with the remaining first-round matches completed alongside a full slate of second-round action. Carlos Alcaraz had a minor wobble, dropping the opening set to Jaime Faria, but his response was pretty emphatic as he won eight straight games and eventually came through in …
US Open 2026 Day Three Recap
Day 3 at the US Open was one of those rain-impacted Slam days where the schedule struggled to catch up with itself. Alexander Zverev came within a couple of points of going out in the first round before surviving Lorenzo Sonego in a near five-hour battle, while Flavio Cobolli also had to come back from …
US Open 2026 Day Two Recap
The second day of the 2026 US Open was a bit more conventional than the first, but there was still plenty going on. Carlos Alcaraz made his return to singles after four months out with a wrist injury. He looked far better than I expected, easing past Roman Safiullin in straight sets without any obvious …
US Open 2026 Day One Recap
The 2026 US Open got underway on Sunday, and we didn’t have to wait long for the first big upset as Novak Djokovic somehow managed to lose to Mariano Navone in five sets. It was a strange match. Djokovic looked physically shot for large parts of it, yet still found himself two sets to one …
US Open Draw 2026
The US Open main draw is out, and the play kicks off on Sunday, but has the tournament already peaked? Roger Federer has been back in New York for the first time since 2019, drawing a packed crowd just for a practice session with Lorenzo Musetti on Arthur Ashe before returning under the lights to …
Fils Foils Foe To Claim Maiden Masters 1000 Title in Cincinnati
Arthur Fils landed the biggest title of his career at the 2026 Cincinnati Open, defeating Frances Tiafoe in three sets to claim his maiden ATP Masters 1000 crown. The 22-year-old Frenchman recovered from a one-sided second set to dominate the decider, capping an outstanding week in which he defeated Alex de Minaur, Flavio Cobolli and …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Ten Semi Final Recap
Arthur Fils and Frances Tiafoe will contest the 2026 Cincinnati Open final after both produced straight-set victories in Saturday’s semi-finals. Fils continued the best Masters 1000 run of his career by overpowering Flavio Cobolli to reach his maiden final at this level, while Tiafoe ended Brandon Nakashima’s outstanding North American hard-court swing to return to …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Nine Recap
The Cincinnati Open semi-final lineup was set on Friday, with Brandon Nakashima and Frances Tiafoe ensuring at least one American in Sunday’s final. Nakashima continued the best run of his career by outlasting Taylor Fritz in a high-quality three-set battle, backing up his run to the Montreal final with another deep Masters 1000 campaign. Tiafoe …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Eight Recap
The top half of the Cincinnati Open draw was whittled down to its final two players on Thursday, with Flavio Cobolli and Arthur Fils booking their places in the semi-finals. Cobolli recovered from a sluggish start to end Tommy Paul’s run in front of the home crowd, while Fils produced one of the cleanest performances …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Seven Recap
Day Seven delivered a shake-up in Cincinnati, with both of the tournament’s top two seeds crashing out in the Round of 16. Alexander Zverev held a match point before Tommy Paul turned their rain-interrupted battle around, while Félix Auger-Aliassime came up with one of his loose performances to fall in straight sets to Frances Tiafoe. …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Six Recap
Day Six completed the Round of 32 in Cincinnati, with Brandon Nakashima producing one of the escapes of the season, Félix Auger-Aliassime continuing his strong return post-Wimbledon and Frances Tiafoe edging a high-quality all-American battle against Learner Tien. With the last 16 now set, the tournament is nicely poised. Several of the biggest names remain …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Five Recap
Day Five in Cincinnati completed the top half of the Round of 32, with Alexander Zverev surviving another stern examination, Rafael Jódar continuing his terrific form and Thiago Agustín Tirante proving his upset of Novak Djokovic was no one-off. While the top seed remains alive, several matches were far tighter than the scorelines suggest, with …
Roger Federer Hall Of Fame Collection
If you’ve been reading Perfect Tennis for a long time, this post might feel like we’ve gone back about ten years. During Roger Federer’s playing days, his latest racket, shoes and Nike/Uniqlo outfits were a regular fixture on the site. New gear would appear for pretty much every tournament; I’d try and find leaked photos …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Four Recap
Day Four in Cincinnati brought an immediate shake-up in the bottom half of the draw, with Montreal champion Ben Shelton making a speedy exit and Casper Ruud retiring against qualifier Christopher O’Connell. Shelton’s 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Jaime Faria was the headline result, although perhaps not the biggest surprise given the quick turnaround from his …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Three Recap
The seeds finally entered the fray in Cincinnati, and it didn’t take long for the draw to blow up. Novak Djokovic suffered a big upset, falling in three sets to Thiago Agustín Tirante after struggling physically in the tough Ohio heat, while Rafael Jódar somehow escaped from 5-1 down in the deciding set to continue …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Two Recap
Day Two saw the remaining opening-round matches finish before the tournament shifts into the seeded second-round clashes. While there were no huge shocks, several established names were made to work hard as Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a late scare, and Matteo Berrettini battled back from a set down. Former champions Marin Čilić and Grigor Dimitrov, meanwhile, …
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