Alexander Zverev celebrated his US Open championship at a nightclub in New York City, dancing among a crowd of fans hours after dominating American Ben Shelton in the men's singles final.
Footage shared by fans caught the German tennis player dancing with abandon alongside the crowd gathered at the venue, clearly enjoying the moment after finally landing the Grand Slam title that had eluded him for so long.
The celebrity news outlet TMZ posted video of the party on social media, writing: "After claiming his first US Open title, champion Alexander Zverev was having some fun at TAO Downtown NYC." The post was shared on September 14, 2026.
TAO Downtown is a well known nightclub in Manhattan that has hosted celebrity parties for years. A separate video, posted a day later by the Argentine sports and betting account Solo Tenis Picks, showed Zverev at the club as well. The account said the German had gone out partying after winning the US Open, ordering expensive bottles served with sparklers, and joked that whatever his talents on court, he showed little rhythm on the dance floor.
A decade in the making
Zverev had waited nearly 10 years of his professional tennis career to win his first Grand Slam title. The breakthrough, when it finally arrived, came in spectacular fashion: the US Open triumph made it two major titles for the German in a period of just over three months, after he had already won Roland Garros earlier in the year.
Roland Garros, better known as the French Open, is played on clay courts in Paris and is one of tennis's four Grand Slam tournaments, alongside the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The US Open itself is held every year at Flushing Meadows in New York and is the last of the four majors on the annual calendar.
Winning both tournaments in the same season put Zverev among the most successful players on the tour in 2026, following years in which he had come close to major honours without sealing one.
Dominant win over Shelton in the final
In the US Open final, Zverev took control against Shelton and came through in dominant fashion to claim the trophy. Shelton, an American player known for his powerful serve, had been chasing his own first Grand Slam title in the match.
Rather than head straight home after the win, Zverev chose to mark the occasion with a night out in New York, taking his celebration from Arthur Ashe Stadium to the dance floor of one of the city's best known clubs.
The scenes, captured on fans' phones and quickly picked up by sports and entertainment accounts online, showed a rare glimpse of the German letting loose after years of graft on tour finally paid off with not one but two Grand Slam trophies in a single season.
