Alexander Zverev is having a perfect start in the 2025 pitch season. At Stuttgart Open, he defeated Corentin Moutet and Brandon Nakashima in turn to reach the semi -finals. Here, his opponent Ben Shelton – American tennis player had been for the first time in his career in the top 10 ATP.
This is a confrontation between the two players who have good serve, so there are very little durable balls. Both Zverev and Shelton kept the serve, of which Zverev launched 10 ACEs, and Shelton was even better with 11 ACEs in the first set.
However, the difference comes at key times, when the ability to defend and handle Zverev's struggling balls is more effective. The host player has the opportunity to break in game 3 and game 7 but cannot take advantage. Set extended to a series of dramatic tie-breaks, where Shelton saved three consecutive sets of Point, from being led 3-6 to 7-6. But in the end, after five opportunities, Zverev also closed the set with a 10-8 victory in the “gunfire” series.
Leading 1-0, the No. 1 seed entered the two confident set. Game 2 is the longest game, when Shelton had to save two Break Points to keep the game with 16 points. From that time, Zverev almost did not give opponents any chance when he won 18 consecutive serve points.
Drama continues to be pushed up in the 10th game when Shelton serve to save the battle. Zverev has two match points but are successfully saved by the opponent. However, the German tennis player maintained stability and put the second set into the tie-break series. Here, he played outstanding and ended the match with a 7-4 victory.
In the final, Zverev will encounter the No. 2 Seed Taylor Fritz in the final. Earlier, the American tennis player defeated Félix Auger -anssime in the semi-final 1. Zverev was only a name for the first yard in his career in exactly one more victory.
