Archive · Business Recorder
Shelton bids to end US men's major drought in final with Zverev
NEW YORK: Ben Shelton steps into Arthur Ashe Stadium with 23 years of thwarted national expectations hanging over his head on Sunday and formidable US Open final foe Alexander Zverev not interested in letting the American play hero for the home fans. Eighth seed Shelton is one win away from ending the nearly quarter-century-long American men’s drought at the Slams, a dry spell that pundits have raised ad nauseam since Andy Roddick last lifted the trophy in Flushing in 2003. That Shelton will be the first Black American man to play in the New York final in 54 years - since Ashe, the man for w...
ZAZTEK archives the headline, summary and publication date so the story stays findable. The full article remains the publisher's. Read it at Business Recorder →