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Reaction to Alexander Zverev beating Ben Shelton in four sets to become the US Open Champion for the first time, adding to his French Open title earlier in the year, and ensuring the wait for an American male to win a Grand Slam title continues.
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00'34 - Reaction to Alexander Zverev winning his second Grand Slam title in 2026
01'41 - Did winning the French Open benefit this victory?
03'28 - Could Zverev go into 2027 as the world number one?
04'56 - How does he match up to a fully fit Janick Sinner/Carlos Alcaraz?
06'24 - How did Ben Shelton react to his fist Grand Slam final?
08'58 - How can Ben Shelton use this experience to go further?

Reaction to Elena Rybakina beating Aryna Sabalenka in 3 sets to become US Open champion for the first time with the number one world ranking to follow on Monday.
With hopes of a three-peat in New York ended, Sabalenka goes into 2027 holding none of the sport's four major titles.
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00:36' Sabalenka's negative reaction in the third set
02'17' Was Rybakina just too good for Sabalenka to handle?
05'10' Is Sabalenka's attitude denying her Grand Slam titles?
07'07' Rybakina's composure helped secure the victory
09'00' Rybakina back with past suspended coach Stefano-Vukov, has this helped her success in 2026?
10'00' Will Rybakina take on being World Number One in her stride?

Today the city of New York marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks which saw two hijacked passenger jets flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre.
The US Open of 2001 had finished two days prior to the attacks with Venus Williams and Leyton Hewitt winning the singles titles. There had been plans for a photoshoot for Hewitt and the trophy to take place at the World Trade Centre the day after the tournament - before being moved to Grand Central station.
Russell Fuller has been speaking to James Blake - a former top 5 player - who was born in New York and played in the 2001 edition of the tournament about how sport played a role in America's healing process and how life changed for those who lived in the city in the wake of the atrocity.

Reaction to Elena Rybakina becoming world number one for the first time in her career and ending Aryna Sabalenka's 99 week reign at the top of the rankings.
There's also reaction to another gripping victory for Coco Gauff meaning the top 4 women's seeds are all through the semis at the same Slam since Wimbledon 2009.
Plus, after the latest finish in US Open history with Ben Shelton beating Carlos Alcaraz we discuss absurdly late finishes from a player welfare and fan experience point of view.
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00'07: Reaction to Elena Rybakina becoming the new World Number One 
02'10: Can you compare Rybakina to Sharapova?
02'34: How will Rybakina compare to Sabalenka as World No.1?
04'29: Is this significant change in the Women's game?
05'49: Is there an obligation to become more extroverted in a top position? 
07'08: Coco Gauff speaks to the court after fighting back from a set down to make the semi-finals.
09'05: Reaction to Coco Gauff making the last four.
13'52: Reaction to the last four in the Women's semi finals. 
15'22: Elena Rybakina speaking to the media after her victory.
18'33: Reflections on the dramatic night session between Carlos Alcaraz & Ben Shelton. 
21'50: Ben Shelton speaking to the media after the match. 
22'57: Is Ben Shelton the man to take the title?
25'16: Who are late matches worse for?
26:31: How can you change the schedule?

Reaction to defending champion Aryna Sabalenka reaching the US Open semis after beating Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in a thriller that went to a match tie-break.
Plus, after Tennis Australia chief executive Andrew Abdo suggested Grand Slams could cut back on best of 5 set matches to appeal to younger audiences we ask if shorter formats would be a progressive move.
TIMECODES:
00'25 - Aryna Sabalenka speaking on court after her victory.
02'22 - Reaction to Aryna Sabalenka fighting back to reach her sixth successive semi-final at Flushing Meadows
04'55 - Tie-break mentality in Grand Slams - is it her biggest asset?
05'24 - Does she have a point to prove?
07'30 - Has she become the favourite to win this Grand Slam?
08'30 - The future of five set tennis...Tennis Australia chief executive Andrew Abdo suggested Slams could cut back to appeal to younger audiences
10'06 - Annabel Croft reacts to five set matches & five hour matches
11'35 - Pam Shriver on what's next to change in tennis
12'14 - Is it simplistic to suggest younger audiences are the reason for this potential change?
14'20 - Are three set matches more entertaining?
15'00 - Does the length of a match equal the value for money?
17'15 - Novack Djokovic suggesting it could be way forward.