Flavio Cobolli, Italy's 16th-ranked player, reaches the Munich final on clay after a strong run through the tournament. The 22-year-old has won four of his last five matches, including commanding straight-set victories over Zizou Bergs and Dominic Dedura. Cobolli holds a 2–3 head-to-head record against opponent Ben Shelton but arrives as the underdog at 2.18 decimal odds in this ATP Munich championship match on his preferred clay surface.

Ben Shelton, the world number 6 from the United States, faces Cobolli in the Munich final despite mixed recent form on the ATP tour. The American has won three of his last five matches, including a straight-set defeat of Aljaz Bedene, though he lost to Tirante in his previous outing. Shelton leads their head-to-head series 3–2 and is favored at 1.75 decimal odds, though clay presents a different challenge than his typical hard-court comfort zone.