Taylor Fritz storms to Stuttgart title without dropping serve

"It was not so great a clay season, so to come here and start the grass season off perfectly, I am super happy to get the title and to do it here," said Fritz, who hit 11 aces in the final.

Fritz's fourth grass title draws him level with Matteo Berrettini and Nicolas Mahut, behind only Novak Djokovic (8) for most among active players. His three previous grass trophies all came in Eastbourne, where he is set to defend his title next week. Before that, Fritz is competing at The Queen's Club in London, where he opens against Corentin Moutet on Tuesday as the third seed.

Queen's Club last week held its first women's event since 1973, with American Amanda Anisimova reaching the singles final. The eighth seed defeated compatriot Emma Navarro in the quarters and top seed Zheng Qinwen in a three-set semifinal before dropping a 6-3, 6-4 decision to Germany's Tatjana Maria in Sunday's trophy match. Madison Keys reached the semis but was also knocked out by the 37-year-old Maria, the oldest player to claim a WTA title since Serena Williams in 2020.