ATP MUNICH. Germany
World No. 6 Ben Shelton captured the ATP 500 crown on the clay of Munich, Germany on Sunday, defeating Flavio Cobolli in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5, for the biggest clay-court title of his career.
And it’s the biggest clay-court title any American man has won since eight-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 Andre Agassi won the Masters 1000 event in Rome in May of 2002.
“I came out at a really high level and have done that before against him,” Shelton said in his on-court interview. “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.”