Alexander Zverev joked he does not want to see Taylor Fritz for a couple of years after he lost to the American for a fifth straight time. Fritz triumphed 6-3 7-6 (7-0) over Zverev to clinch the Stuttgart Open title on Sunday. It marked Fritz's first title on the ATP Tour since he triumphed in Eastbourne last year.

German world number three Alexander Zverev said he is "tired of" Taylor Fritz after losing to him in the Stuttgart Open final, his fifth consecutive defeat by the American.

Taylor Fritz clinched his fourth ATP Tour title on grass and ninth overall with a win on Sunday at the Stuttgart Open against home favourite Alexander Zverev. In a rain-disrupted final, the American produced an impressive performance to take a commanding 6-3,