Munich: Second seed Ben Shelton won the ATP 500 clay-court tournament in Munich for the first time wth a 6-2, 7-5 victory over the Italian Flavio Cobolli who had such an impressive win over Alexander Zverev in the semis. One year after losing in the final to Zverev, world No. 6 Shelton claimed the fifth ATP title of his career and his second of the season after Dallas, on hard court.
“I came out at a really high level and have done that before against him,” said Shelton after the match. “The toughest thing is maintaining it as he raises his level. I managed to do that in the second set and played some great tennis.
“I am happy with my performance this week. I got better and better as the week went on and I am happy with the work me and the team put in.” Shelton, who won an ATP 250-level clay-court tournament clay in Houston in 2024.
