Shelton Outlasts Fonseca in Munich Quarterfinal to Reach Semifinals

Fonseca now heads to next week’s Madrid Masters as a seeded player after Novak Djokovic withdrew.

Overview

Ben Shelton beat 19-year-old João Fonseca 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the ATP 500 Munich semifinals.
Shelton’s powerful serve shaped the match as he held firm for long stretches while Fonseca managed only one break.
The American will face the winner of Denis Shapovalov versus Alex Molcan in the semifinals, with Alexander Zverev set to play Flavio Cobolli in the other semi.
Fonseca’s next event is the Madrid Masters, where he will be seeded following Djokovic’s withdrawal announced this week.
Fonseca reached the Munich quarters with wins over Alejandro Tabilo and Arthur Rinderknech, while No. 6-ranked Shelton arrived as the No. 2 seed after defeating Emilio Nava and Alexander Blockx.