Ben Shelton bests fellow American Taylor Fritz in Stuttgart for first title on grass

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Ben Shelton bests fellow American Taylor Fritz in Stuttgart for first title on grass

  • Shelton fights back to win third title of season

  • Grass specialist Fritz was defending champion

American top seed Ben Shelton beat countryman and defending champion Taylor Fritz 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to win the Stuttgart Open ATP title on Sunday.

Grass court specialist Fritz had never previously lost a final on the surface. Shelton broke the second seed once in the opening set and once in the third to claim victory in 1 hour 48 minutes.

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