{
  "id": 7229398,
  "title": "US Open: Ben Shelton suggests rule change over champion Alexander Zverev's ball-bouncing habit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/us-open-ben-shelton-suggests-rule-change-over-champion-alexander",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T02:29:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/article/us-open-ben-shelton-suggests-rule-change-over-champion-alexander-zverevs-ball-bouncing-habit-022954353.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 US Open concluded with a victory for Alexander Zverev, who defeated Ben Shelton in a grueling four-set match. Shelton expressed his discontent with Zverev's ball-bouncing habit, suggesting that there should be a time limit on second serves to reduce the delays in play. Zverev, however, denied any intentional strategy behind the excessive bounces, stating that it was unintentional and that he tried to decrease the number of bounces during the semifinals. Despite the controversy, Zverev's performance in the US Open is expected to be remembered as a career-defining season, as he entered the year as a top player without a Grand Slam title and won 25 matches in Grand Slams.",
  "summary": "The 2026 US Open will go down as a triumph for Alexander Zverev. With some grumbles along the way.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Tim Henman suggests what Ben Shelton needs to change after his US Open final defeat to Alexander Zverev",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/tim-henman-suggests-what-ben-shelton-needs-to-change-after-his-us",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}