Field Level Media
19 Apr 2026, 23:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Ben Shelton rolled to his second title of the year, winning the BMW Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli at Munich, Germany.
Shelton won 85% of his first-serve points on the clay surface and saved all six break points he faced to win his fifth career title and first since Dallas earlier this year. Shelton showed his form early when he broke Cobolli's serve twice in the first three games of the match.
With the second set tied 5-5, Shelton broke Cobolli again and won on serve on his first match point. Shelton became the first American man since 2009 to win three ATP 500 titles.
'I have big ambitions for the clay courts,' Shelton said in his post-match interview. 'It is a surface I want to get better on each year. It is slowly becoming one of my favorite surfaces to play on.'
Barcelona Open
Arthur Fils of France held off a late charge from Russia's Andrey Rublev to record a 6-2, 7-6 (2) victory in the final of the tournament.
Fils won his first title since returning in February after missing eight months because of a back injury.
Fils was well on his way to victory after cruising in the first set and leading 5-2 in the second before Rublev dug in his heels. Rublev broke Fils' serve to pull within 5-4 in the second set, then staved off one match point to make it 5-5.
Rublev broke serve again to lead 6-5 in the second set before Fils finally regained control and finished off the match in a tiebreak.
'The end of the second set was just about the mental (pressure),' Fils said. 'The whole match was a bit tough because I was a bit tight. I played well for a set and a half, but when I had to close, I started to think a little. But I'm very happy with the way I played the tiebreak.'
--Field Level Media
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