Ben Shelton loses in US Open final to Zverev, but America has found its next big men's tennis star

Let’s get the obvious part out of the way immediately: This stinks.

Ben Shelton had a chance to end a 23-year Grand Slam drought for American men’s tennis on Sunday afternoon in New York. Instead, Alexander Zverev beat him 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 to win the U.S. Open and capture his second Grand Slam title of the year.

American men’s tennis missed a golden opportunity, but Shelton gave America a tennis star worth rooting for.

It's not the same as winning, but it's a major positive...