“There’s a lot of ways to win a match, I’ve been choosing the most difficult” – Shelton survives match points again to reach the Stuttgart final

Ben Shelton beat Jiri Lehecka to reach the Stuttgart final after saving two match points in a long deciding tiebreak. The three-set win sends Shelton into his first grass-court final and sets up an all-American title match with Taylor Fritz. It is Shelton's third title match of 2026.