Ben Shelton shows love of clay, wins BMW title

MUNICH (Agencies):  Ben Shelton rolled to his second title of the year, winning the BMW Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli at Munich, Germany. Shelton won 85% of his first-serve points on the clay surface and saved all six break points he faced to win his fifth career title and first since Dallas earlier this year. Shelton showed his form early when he broke Cobolli’s serve twice in the first three games of the match. With the second set tied 5-5, Shelton broke Cobolli again and won ⁠on serve on his first match point. Shelton became the first American man since 2009 to win three ATP 500 titles. “I have big ambitions for the clay courts,” Shelton said in his post-match interview. “It is a surface I want to get better on each year. It is slowly becoming one of my favorite surfaces to play on.”