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Rybakina Wins Second Title in Stuttgart<\/p>\n
Elena Rybakina continued her very strong season on Sunday, defeating Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1 to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.<\/p>\n
Rybakina\u2019s previous 12 career titles came at 12 different tournaments and Sunday\u2019s win in Stuttgart marked the first repeat title of her career.<\/p>\n
The world No. 2 finished the week with a pair of straight-set wins over Muchova and ninth-ranked Mirra Andreeva following a thrilling three-set quarter-final win over Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez, where she saved two match points before rallying for the victory.<\/p>\n
The reigning Australian Open champion has two titles this season and 13 in her career. Stuttgart marks her fifth singles title on clay. The two-time Grand Slam champion now has titles in Melbourne and Stuttgart while also reaching the final at Indian Wells, the semifinal in Miami, and the quarter-final in Qatar in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Read also:\u00a0Fernandez Battles in Stuttgart Quarter-final Loss to Rybakina; Shapovalov Out in Munich<\/a><\/p>\n Shelton, Fils Building Momentum<\/p>\n A pair of young guns on the ATP Tour will be rolling into Madrid after impressive weekend wins.<\/p>\n Ben Shelton captured his second title of the season with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Flavio Cobolli in Munich, while Arthur Fils won his first title since 2024 with a 6-2, 7-6(2) victory over Andrey Rublev in Barcelona.<\/p>\n Shelton\u2019s win was the fifth of his career and second on clay, becoming the first American man to win a title on the surface above the 250-level since Andre Agassi in Rome in 2002.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI am happy with my performance this week. I got better and better as the week went on and I am happy with the work me and the team put in,\u201d the 23-year-old Shelton said after the win. \u201cI have big ambitions for the clay courts. It is a surface I want to get better on each year. It is slowly becoming one of my favourite surfaces to play on.\u201d<\/p>\n The world No. 6 is now just 30 points behind F\u00e9lix Auger-Aliassime in the ATP Rankings and will look to overtake the Canadian and match his career-best of No. 5 with a strong performance in Madrid this week.<\/p>\n Read also:\u00a0Sinner reclaims top rank with Monte-Carlo Triumph<\/a><\/p>\n Fils, 21, marked another step in his return to form as the Barcelona Open title marks his first championship win since missing eight months in 2025 due to a back injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I want to say big thanks to my team,” Fils said. “We did one [expletive] of a job. It’s been eight months struggling with injury, but now we are back on the court and we have won the trophy. I am pretty happy about that.”<\/p>\n The Frenchman jumped to No. 25 in the ATP Rankings this week, replacing Arthur Rinderknech as the French No. 1 for the first time since Sept. 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n All Winners This Week:<\/p>\n ATP 500 – Munich<\/p>\n Men\u2019s Singles: Ben Shelton* (2\/5) d. Flavio CobolliMen\u2019s Doubles: Jakob Schnaltter and Mark Wallner d. Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti<\/p>\n ATP 500 – Barcelona<\/p>\n Men\u2019s Singles: Arthur Fils* (1\/4) d. Andrey RublevMen\u2019s Doubles: Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool d. Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Andrea Vavassori<\/p>\n WTA 500 – Stuttgart<\/p>\n Women\u2019s Singles: Elena Rybakina* (2\/13) d. Karolina MuchovaWomen\u2019s Doubles: Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Liudmila Samsonova d. Jelena Ostapenko and Shuai Zhang<\/p>\n WTA 250 – Rouen<\/p>\n Women\u2019s Singles: Marta Kostyuk* (1\/2) d. Veronika PodrezWomen\u2019s Doubles: Jesika Maleckova and Miriam Skoch d. En Shou Liang and Qianhui Tang<\/p>\n * 2026 Titles\/Career Titles<\/p>\n Read also:\u00a0Who Could Follow in Lo\u00efs Boisson\u2019s Footsteps at Roland-Garros?<\/a><\/p>\n The WTA’s best return to Toronto next summer for the National Bank Open presented by Rogers Aug 1 to 13 at Sobeys Stadium.\u00a0Get your tickets today!<\/a><\/p>\n