The Elusive Title: What Zverev's US Open Win Reveals About American Tennis Alexander Zverev's victory in the men's singles title at this year's US Open has sparked a mix of emotions among tennis enthusiasts.
Fans celebrated his win, while others felt disappointment for Ben Shelton and the partisan crowd that had been rooting for him to become the first American man to claim the title since Andy Roddick in 2003.
The drought of an American man winning the title is not just a recent phenomenon; it speaks to deeper structural issues within American tennis.