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·500·GrassTaylor Fritz defeated Ben Shelton 6(5)-7(7), 7(10)-6(8), 7(7)-6(3) — Halle Open 2026 Quarterfinal.
Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz: Ben Shelton leads 3–2 across 5 recorded meetings.
Three sets, three tiebreaks, no breaks of serve — and Fritz flipped the script after dropping the opener 7-6(5). The difference was the free-point margin: 24 aces to Shelton's 15, with just one double fault against five from the other side of the net. Fritz never faced a break point he didn't save, going 4 for 4, while Shelton squandered all four of his own, including 0 of 3 in the deciding set. It avenges last week's Stuttgart final loss to Shelton and trims the H2H to 3-2.