Alexander Zverev gets the better of Ben Shelton 6-2 6-4 in the final in Munich on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 11 minutes. This is the 3 time that Zverev has won the tournament. Here, you can see when his history at this event. Zverev won the tournament also on the occasion of his 28th birthday.
The German added € 215,930 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 467,485 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Ben Shelton BMW Open – Munich
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Alexander scored 57 points vs. the American’s 41.
Zverev
Alexander served pretty well to win 89% of the points (33/37) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 36% points (4/11) on his second serve. Alexander was sharp when converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4).
Shelton
On the other side, Shelton wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Zverev and Shelton is 2-0 for Alexander.
This was the 25th career title for Zverev. (see list of titles and finals). The American remains with 2nd titles after he conquered the tournament in Tokyo 2023 and in Houston 2024. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Zverev conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Ben Shelton in the 1st
game (1-0). The German extended his lead after breaking Shelton in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).Shelton was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-2
to 6-2.Alexander converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 7th (4-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (6-1 30-40). On the other side, Zverev didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 48 points. Alexander was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than Ben (30-18). The German conceded 6 points on serve (17-6). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).
Zverev started the set strong after breaking Ben Shelton in the 2nd game (2-0). Zverev managed to boost his lead after breaking Ben before winning the set (6-4).
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Also, on the other side, Zverev didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 50 points. Zverev won 4 more points than the American (27-23). Zverev surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). On the losing side, the American conceded 7 points on serve (18-7).