Alexander Zverev started the pitch season by attending Stuttgart Open 2025. This is a tournament in the ATP 250 category held in Germany. Here, he was ranked No. 1 seed and easily surpassed Corentin Moutet in the opening match.
In the quarterfinals, Zverev had the encounter with Brandon Nakashima – the No. 6 seed of the tournament. Before the opponent possesses a stable fighting style and good shading ability, the German player still shows bravery at important times. In the first set, both players kept the game to the 11th game, when Zverev suddenly accelerated and won the only break of the set. He closed the set with an excellent serve game to win 7-5.
Sang two, Zverev continued to maintain the initiative. He made the most of the ability to serve a powerful and exact hand to break Nakashima's serve and take 3-2 leading. The German tennis player does not give the opponent any break opportunity in the whole match, and closed set 2 with an impressive white serve game to set a 6-4 victory.
The whole match, Zverev scored 31 WINNER points and only made 20 errors. In addition, he also successfully saved both Break Point facing. With this result, the No. 1 seed has officially won tickets to the semi -finals.
Here, Zverev's opponent is Ben Shelton. Earlier, the American tennis player surpassed Jiri Lehecka with a score of 6-4, 6-4 without facing any Break Point.
Notably, Shelton also created an impressive milestone in his career. With the victory over Lehecka, he will be in the top 10 ATP when the rankings are updated next Monday. At the age of 22, Shelton will become the first American tennis player from the 2000 generation to reach the top 10 ATP.
