Overview
- Zverev dispatched Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals to secure a spot in the Stuttgart semifinals.
- His win marked his 30th match victory of the season, making him the only player alongside Carlos Alcaraz to hit that milestone in 2025.
- The German world No. 3 has yet to capture an ATP grass-court title and is using Stuttgart to refine his game ahead of Wimbledon.
- Seventeen-year-old wildcard Justin Engel became the youngest player to reach a grass-court ATP quarterfinal since Boris Becker in 1985 before falling 6-7(3), 3-6 to Félix Auger-Aliassime.
- In Friday’s semifinals, Zverev will face either Jiri Lehecka, who eliminated Jan-Lennard Struff in the round of 16, or rising American Ben Shelton for a place in Sunday’s final.