Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz made giant strides in 2025, and they will be hoping to capture that long-awaited Grand Slam this season.
Shelton won his maiden Masters title at the Canadian Open, while Fritz ended the season as the highest-ranked American as the World No. 6.
The pair are two of the most likely candidates to challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz for a Grand Slam next season.
Fritz and Shelton share a special bond and they have now signed up for the same tournament next season.
Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton sign up for German tournament
Fritz and Shelton have confirmed their attendance at the ATP 500 event in Munich, which takes place between the 11 and 19 April.
The pair will be joined by Alexander Zverev, who beat Shelton to win the event for the third time in his career.
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Fritz has also reached the final of the tournament, but he also failed to win the event. He lost to Jan-Lennard Struff in the 2024 final.
The Munich event was upgraded to an ATP 500 event in 2025 and saw the likes of Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ugo Humbert, and Francisco Cerundolo compete.
Shelton picked up victories against Botic van de Zandschulp, Luciano Darderi, and Cerundolo en route to the final.
Taylor Fritz signs up for another German tournament
Fritz has also confirmed his place at the Stuttgart Open on the 6th of June during the ATP Tour’s grass court season.
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The American won the tournament last term, beating Zverev in the final to capture his first tournament of the year.
The victory kickstarted an impressive grass court season for Fritz, which saw him win the Eastbourne Open and reach the semi-final of Wimbledon.
Fritz will be joined at the ATP 250 event by Matteo Berrettini, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul and Jan-Lennard Struff.
