Fritz was last in the winner’s circle in 2024 when he won a 250-level grass title in Eastbourne. Seeded second in Stuttgart, Fritz weathered a mid-match rain delay to return to the Top 4 and win a fifth straight match against a top seed playing at home in one hour and 24 minutes.

This win marked Zverev’s first appearance in a grass-court final in eight years. The last time he accomplished that was at the ATP 500 event in Halle in 2017, where he lost the championship match to Roger Federer. The year before, the German star also reached the final there but was defeated by Florian Mayer.

Zverev praised Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, acknowledging the level of tennis they provided in the title clash on Court Philippe-Chatrier. World no. 3 understands the young guns are ahead of him, and he wants to catch up.

Top seed Alexander Zverev reached the Stuttgart Open semi-finals on Friday, and so did Felix Auger-Aliassime by stopping German teenager Justin Engel. Zverev defeated American Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 6-4 in one and a half hours.

The incident comes just two days after Moutet and Fabio Fognini's frosty handshake following their fiery clash on Tuesday. The Frenchman came away with a three-set win in a match that included a smashed racket and a verbal exchange between the pair at the net after the contest finished.

Alexander Zverev has fired back at Boris Becker after the tennis legend urged the world No. 6 to shake up his coaching team by axing his father and brother