American tennis player Ben Shelton secured his spot in the BMW Open championship match on Saturday, defeating Slovakian qualifier Alex Molcan 6-3, 6-4 in Munich, Germany.
The second-seeded Shelton ended Molcan’s impressive tournament run and will now meet Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in Sunday’s final. Cobolli pulled off a major upset by defeating top-seeded defending champion Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 6-3.
While Shelton didn’t showcase his typically dominant serving game, he managed to avoid trouble by facing just one break point throughout the entire match. The American capitalized on crucial moments, breaking Molcan’s serve late in both sets to earn his place in his seventh ATP Tour final.
Cobolli delivered a masterful performance against Zverev, unleashing 32 winners on the clay surface while dropping only eight points on his own serve. The Italian achieved his first career victory over a Top-5 ranked player, breaking the powerful German’s serve four times, including the decisive final game.
Shelton holds a 3-2 advantage in their career head-to-head record, having won all three encounters in 2025.
Barcelona Open Results
At the Barcelona Open ATP 500 clay court tournament, Russia’s Andrey Rublev and France’s Arthur Fils both battled through three-set semifinals to reach the championship match.
Fifth-seeded Rublev mounted a comeback victory over Serbian qualifier Hamad Medjedovic 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, while ninth-seeded Fils overcame Spain’s Rafael Jodar 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Rublev secured his 29th ATP final appearance by winning the match’s final four games. He successfully converted four of nine break point opportunities, compared to Medjedovic’s one of six.
Fils ended Jodar’s eight-match winning streak by producing 28 winners against just 11 for the 19-year-old Spaniard. After the third set was tied 3-3, Fils saved four break points, broke Jodar’s serve, and then defended two additional break chances in the final game to secure victory.
The two finalists have an even 1-1 record in previous meetings, with Fils claiming victory on clay courts during their 2025 Monte-Carlo encounter in straight sets.
