{
  "id": 7210083,
  "title": "For club and comfort: Rodman makes it to Shelton's US Open final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/for-club-and-comfort-rodman-makes-it-to-sheltons-us-open-final",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T00:43:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/club-comfort-rodman-makes-sheltons-004307429.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American soccer star Ben Shelton made headlines after his US Open final loss to Germany's Alexander Zverev on Sunday. Friends and family, including Trinity Rodman, reacted to his defeat. Rodman, who is the world's highest-paid woman footballer, had attended multiple matches in support of Shelton, including his five-set win over Carlos Alcaraz. However, her duties as Washington Spirit's leading scorer made it difficult for her to attend his final match. Shelton was surprised and grateful when Rodman made it to Flushing Meadows to watch the championship game. Zverev also praised Rodman for her effort, calling her the \"lucky charm.\"",
  "summary": "US soccer star Trinity Rodman pulled double-duty on Sunday, starting the Washington Spirit's 3-0 home defeat to the Boston Legacy before making it to New York to watch boyfriend Ben Shelton play the US Open final.US international Rodman had attended multiple matches as Shelton powered into his first Grand Slam final, including his five-set win over Carlos Alcaraz that lasted until 3:34 in the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ben Shelton lost US Open final to Alexander Zverev.",
    "Trinity Rodman, world's highest-paid woman footballer, attended matches.",
    "Rodman surprised to watch Shelton's championship game in Flushing Meadows."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Trinity Rodman's surprise appearance at the US Open final shows her strong personal support for Ben Shelton, with even his opponent Alexander Zverev acknowledging her perceived good influence.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}