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ATP Roundup: Ben Shelton Seeks Second Title of Year in Munich
- On Sunday, Ben Shelton defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-5 to win the Munich Open, capturing his fifth career ATP title at the ATP 500 event.
- Seeking redemption after losing the final to Alexander Zverev last year, the 23-year-old from Atlanta broke Cobolli's serve early to seize control of the match.
- Shelton hit four aces and saved six break points, clinching victory in one hour and 31 minutes after a closely contested second set.
- The American's second clay-court title makes him the first American man since Andre Agassi at the Rome Masters in 2002 to win a higher-level clay title.
- Expressing big ambitions on the surface, Shelton said it is becoming one of his favorites and he intends to improve his clay-court performance each year.
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Shelton wins fifth ATP title with victory in Munich
Second seed Ben Shelton won the ATP 500 clay-court tournament in Munich for the first time wth a 6–2, 7–5 victory over the Italian Flavio Cobolli who had such an impressive win over Alexander Zverev in the semis.
The American Ben Shelton, a Brazilian engineer João Fonseca, won Munich's ATP 500 for the first time this Sunday. The number 6 of the world and second keyhead of the tournament defeated the Italian Flavio Cobolli (16o) by 2 sets to 0, partial 6/2 and 7/5, a year after his defeat in the final. Shelton achieved the fifth ATP title of his career and the second of the season, after winning in Dallas, in hard court. Last year, Shelton lost in the fin…
With a confident performance in the final, Shelton confirmed his excellent form and continued his string of successes on the ATP Tour.
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