Fritz and Gasquet Advance on Grass in Stuttgart
- Taylor Fritz won his first match of the grass court season, defeating Aslan Karatsev in three sets.
- Richard Gasquet upset top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas for his 600th career win.
- Fritz saved a set point in the first set and won in a tiebreak before breaking Karatsev in the second set.
- Gasquet will face Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarterfinals while Fritz takes on Marton Fucsovics.
- The Stuttgart Open marks the start of the short grass court season leading up to Wimbledon.