Ben Shelton, Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime & others turn heads at Stuttgart 2025 players’ party

June 12, 2025

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Ben Shelton, Alexander Zverev and other ATP stars participating at the 2025 Boss Open in Stuttgart recently attended the ATP 250 grasscourt event’s players’ party. Shelton has already reached the quarterfinals at the tournament, while home favorite Zverev is set to start his campaign on Thursday, June 12.

Shelton, the No. 3 seed in Stuttgart, turned up to the party in a casual, laidback look sporting a white t-shirt, baggy pants and a pair of all-white sneakers. Meanwhile, top seed Zverev also wore a white t-shirt, but paired it with a casual jacket and slim-fit trousers. The German, like his American rival, chose all-white sneakers for his footwear.

Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev’s ATP colleagues Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jiri Lehecka were in attendance at the party as well. Watch a brief snippet of how the electric night in Stuttgart unfolded below:

Auger-Aliassime also took to Instagram and posted an all smiles picture of himself posing along Shelton, Zverev and Jan-Lennard Struff at the party.

Both Shelton and Zverev received first-round byes at the 2025 Boss Open. The American began his campaign at the ATP 250 grasscourt tournament on Wednesday, June 11, with a 7-6(4), 7-5 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Up next for Shelton is a quarterfinal clash against No. 8 seed Lehecka.

Zverev is set to face Corentin Moutet in his opening match at the event. The ATP No. 3's last competitive outing came in his quarterfinal loss to Novak Djokovic at this year's French Open.

Ben Shelton may crack ATP top 10 for the first time with a deep run at Stuttgart

Ben Shelton at the 2025 French Open (Source: Getty)

As things stand, if Ben Shelton makes a deeper run at the Boss Open in Stuttgart than Daniil Medvedev at the Libema open, the American will make his ATP top 10 debut. While Shelton is currently in 12th on the ATP Tour rankings, Medvedev sits just above the American.

Assessing his transtion to grass from clay, Shelton recently said:

"It’s different for everybody. It depends on how many matches you get, how quickly you’re able to have an open mind and adapt to the surface. I feel way ahead of where I was at this time last year with my movement and grass-court play. I have a lot of hope with what I can accomplish on the grass and I’m really looking forward to seeing what I can do the rest of the week here in Stuttgart."

Ben Shelton and Jiri Lehecka's upcoming quarterfinal in Stuttgart will mark the pair's maiden clash on the ATP Tour.

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