SCOUT ARTHUR FILS

“Shelton's heavily spun forehand cross court was an ace up the sleeve for him. It was the most impactful ground stroke on the court to my eyes throughout the match because Kaboli's backhand contact points ended up being nightmarish. Absolutely nightmarish. Because of the way that ball was jumping up on him.”

“How does Klay hide Shelton's weaknesses? First off, it's easier for him to return serve. He's easily rushable on the return. He's worked very hard on abbreviated technique in order to improve on the return. But based on his numbers coming into this Munich final, that remains a real work in progress and a bona fide weakness in Shelton's game, his ability to return effectively.”

“I want to talk about his serve though. You cannot properly credit Ben Shelton's serve for how good it is without talking about his second, which I believe has become the best second serve in all of men's tennis. He is the leader right now in 2026 on second serve win rate. In order, it's Shelton, Fiese, Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev. That's the top five.”

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“Munich is in some altitude, which is worth mentioning. Definitely increased the serve effectiveness on both ends. But Kaboli with a, real string of missed first serves at five o. He missed, four first serves in a row.”