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Frances Tiafoe won the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany ahead of Wimbledon, beating Taylor Fritz in the final to claim the grass-court title.

Ben Shelton had won the Stuttgart title the week before, meaning American men won both major Wimbledon warm-up events in consecutive weeks.

Taylor Fritz and Shelton went a combined 10-1 on grass across the two weeks when not counting their direct meetings against each other.

Seven Americans advanced to the third round at Wimbledon on the men's side, the strongest collective US showing in years.

It has been 23 years since an American man (Andy Roddick, 2003 US Open) last won a Grand Slam singles title, raising hopes that the drought could end in 2026.

Tiafoe defeated compatriot Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the Halle final to claim his maiden ATP 500 title.

He becomes the first American champion in the history of the Halle Open.

Tiafoe started 2026 outside the top 30 and had lost all four previous ATP finals above the 250 level.

The title came weeks after one of what he called the toughest losses of his career at Roland-Garros.

The win elevated his Wimbledon seeding prospects heading into the grass-court Grand Slam.