Fritz beats Halys to march into Stuttgart quarters

American second seed Taylor Fritz stepped up his Wimbledon preparations as he swept aside Frenchman Quentin Halys with a 6-3 7-6(6) victory to advance into the Stuttgart Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.

The world No 7 banged down 12 aces and struck 32 winners in the one hour and 23 minute contest.

Nothing could faze Taylor today! 🔋@Taylor_Fritz97 puts on a dominate showing against Halys to secure his spot in the quarter-finals. @boss__open | #BossOpen pic.twitter.com/RSaJJXPriy

— ATP Tour (@atptour) June 11, 2025

The 27-year-old, a twice quarterfinalist at Wimbledon, will next face Hungarian Marton Fucsovics at the ATP 250 event.

Fucsovics beat France's Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(4) 6-3 to book a place in the quarters.

American third seed Ben Shelton also prevailed against Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(4) 7-5 in 50 minutes to move into the quarters.

Big time Ben 😎@BenShelton kicks off his campaign in Stuttgart with a win over Herbert, 7-6(4) 7-5. @boss__open | #BossOpen pic.twitter.com/lBqmjC3XCr

— ATP Tour (@atptour) June 11, 2025

The 22-year-old world number 12 will next take on Czech eighth seed Jiri Lehecka who took out home hope Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 7-5.

"I'm really happy. Happy to get my first win here in Stuttgart," Shelton said.

"I thought I played great in the big moments today down the stretch and I'm just really happy to be back on the grass competing.

"It's a completely different game, playing on this surface and hopefully I can get better and better as this week goes."