Fritz beats Shelton in Halle thriller six days after Stuttgart loss

Taylor Fritz got a revenge of sorts when he saved a match point to beat fellow American Ben Shelton in a dramatic quarter-final at the Halle grass court tournament on Friday. Fritz prevailed 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-3) in 2 hours 49 minutes in sweltering conditions, saving the match point at 7-6 in the second set tie-break.