Before that final, Shelton outlined his admiration for Alcaraz during a press conference in Basel. He praised the Spaniard's personality and said the 21-year-old can hit every shot imaginable.
The French player did not drop serve all week, winning all 60 of his service games and serving up 22 aces against Shelton on his way to taking his first ATP 500 trophy.
Rifling through service games with alarming alacrity, 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard capped off his run to his first 500 ATP title in Basel on Sunday, hammering 22 aces an ...