Taylor Fritz is the champion at the ATP 250 event in Stuttgart. The American faced world no. 3 and his coeval Alexander Zverev in the title clash and earned a 6-3, 7-6 triumph in a rain delayed final.

As for Fritz, the American defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Saturday to reach the BOSS Open final. The American player is more comfortable on grass, with three titles in Eastbourne (2019, 2022, 2024) to show for it., Fritz has also got the better of Zverev in their past four meetings. This includes the Nitto ATP semi-finals last year.

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) -German top seed Alexander Zverev took out American third seed Ben Shelton with a 7-6(8) 7-6(1) victory in the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open on Saturday to set up a showdown with Taylor Fritz.