Zverev won the 2025 Munich Men's Open singles title and the best 28th birthday gift

On the 20th local time, the 2025 Munich Men's Open staged the men's singles final. Germany's top seed and host country's favourite Zverev swept past the American left-handed heavy Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 to win his third ATP 500 clay professional title and the best 28th birthday gift.

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"It's very special and I've always loved winning races in Germany." In the final against the menacing young wave Shelton, Zverev played a steady baseline, broke serve three times and suppressed all the way, and won the first title of the season in straight sets in the presence of his own fans, and the 24th gold cup of his career, "Of course I knew I had to play my best tennis today, the conditions here are perfect for him, the weather is quite hot, and the speed of the court is very fast, but I honestly like it. It's probably the most special thing I've ever done. Let's just say it's definitely a great birthday present. ”

Zverev, who turned 28 on April 20, won two consecutive championships in Munich in 2017 and 2018, and now he has returned to his homeland and is fortunate to return to glory, not only equaling the all-time record of his compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber (3 times), but also bidding farewell to the haze of the previous Indian Wells and Monte Carlo ATP 1000-point Masters tournaments.