TAYLOR FRITZ earned a 6-3 7-6(0) victory over German top seed Alexander Zverev in the Stuttgart Open final to land his first title of the year.

Zverev’s struggles on grass continued, with defeat meaning he has still to win a title on the surface.

The first set went with serve until Zverev twice double faulted, allowing his US opponent to break for a 5-3 lead.

Both players were dominant on serve in the second set.

Zverev saved the only break point in the whole set before Fritz ran away with the tie-break, winning seven straight points to clinch his ninth career title and fourth on grass.