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MUNICH (AP) — Top-seeded Alexander Zverev beat
second-seeded American Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 to win his third
Munich title on Sunday.
It was the big-serving German player's first title of the year
and 24th overall on the ATP tour. He previously won the
clay-court tournament in 2017 and '18.
“It’s extremely special, I always love winning tournaments in
Germany,” said Zverev, who celebrated his 28th birthday. ”It’s
definitely a great birthday present, let’s put it that way."
Shelton was playing in his fourth career final and second on
clay after winning in Houston last year.
In sunny conditions at the BMW Open, Zverev served for the match
and set up match point with a sliced backhand at the net that
Shelton could not get back in.
He clinched the win with a sharp backhand volley at the net
following a brief rally. It was a dominant performance on serve
from Zverev, who did not face a break point.
Zverev's day got even better, moving back into second place in
the ATP rankings after Carlos Alcaraz — who beat the German in
last year's French Open final — lost the Barcelona Open final to
Holger Rune to drop to No. 3.
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