Taylor Fritz defeats Ben Shelton in Halle quarter-finals
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 19, 2026, 12:54 PM
Last updated Jun 19, 2026
Taylor Fritz secured a hard-fought victory over Ben Shelton in the quarter-finals of the Halle Open on June 19, 2026. The match lasted two hours and 45 minutes, with Fritz winning 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (10/8), 7-6 (7/3). Both players demonstrated strong serving, resulting in no breaks throughout the match, and each set was decided by tiebreaks. Shelton took the first set but Fritz rallied, saving a match point in the second set before taking control in the final tiebreak. Fritz will face either Alexander Zverev or Raphael Collingon in the semi-finals.
- •Fritz wins 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (10/8), 7-6 (7/3).
- •Match featured no breaks and three tiebreaks.
- •Shelton had recently defeated Fritz to claim his first grass title.
- •Fritz will face either Alexander Zverev or Raphael Collingon next.
- 1:26 PMYahoo Sports — Fritz beats Shelton in Halle thriller six days after Stuttgart loss
- 12:54 PMYahoo Sports — Fritz gets revenge on Shelton to reach Halle semis
"Taylor Fritz got a revenge of sorts when he saved a match point to beat fellow American Ben Shelton in a dramatic quarter-final at the Halle grass court tournament on Friday. Fritz prevailed 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-3) in 2 hours 49 minutes in sweltering conditions, saving the match point at 7-6 in the second set tie-break.
"American Taylor Fritz battled past Ben Shelton in three sets on Friday to reach the semi-finals in Halle five days after losing the title match to his countryman in Stuttgart.It was a battle between the two American big servers, neither player was broken throughout the match, with each set win coming through tiebreaks.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 19, 2026, 1:26 PMFritz beats Shelton in Halle thriller six days after Stuttgart loss
Taylor Fritz got a revenge of sorts when he saved a match point to beat fellow American Ben Shelton in a dramatic quarter-final at the Halle grass court tournament on Friday. Fritz prevailed 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-3) in 2 hours 49 minutes in sweltering conditions, saving the match point at 7-6 in the second set tie-break.
- Yahoo SportsJun 19, 2026, 12:54 PMFritz gets revenge on Shelton to reach Halle semis
American Taylor Fritz battled past Ben Shelton in three sets on Friday to reach the semi-finals in Halle five days after losing the title match to his countryman in Stuttgart.It was a battle between the two American big servers, neither player was broken throughout the match, with each set win coming through tiebreaks.
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