Premiere for Shelton - Zverev out after match point

With a late break (to 5:4), Shelton decided the match in the first set. In the second, he was able to force his opponent to lose a service break early on to make it 3-2 and never let go of his lead. Last year's US Open finalist Fritz only had two break opportunities in the match, which lasted just 79 minutes, both of which he failed to capitalize on.

In his first final at the highest level below the Grand Slam tournaments, Shelton will now face the Russian Karen Khachanov, who beat the top seed Alexander Zverev (ATP 3) 6:3, 4:6, 7:6 (7:4) after fending off match point. The world number 16 has never reached the final of a Masters 1000 tournament since his 2018 victory in Paris-Bercy.