Alexander Zverev gave himself a memorable birthday gift on Sunday, defeating Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 to win the BMW Open in Munich.
On his 28th birthday, the German secured his third title at the tournament in front of his home fans in just 71 minutes. It was his 24th ATP Tour victory.
Since reaching the Australian Open final in January, Zverev was just 6-6 in tour matches, but he seemed refreshed in Munich, taken to three sets just once on the road to the final of the clay-court tournament.
In the final, Zverev won 89 percent of points on his first serve and had just seven unforced errors compared to 21 for Shelton. He didn’t face a break point and broke Shelton’s serve three times as he moved to 2-0 in his career against the 22-year-old American.
Zverev previously won in Munich in 2017 and 2018.
–Field Level Media
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