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ATP roundup: Top seed Ben Shelton in jeopardy in Auckland
- At the ATP 250 final in Auckland, Jakub Mensik served 18 aces and beat Sebastien Baez 6-3, 7-6, on Saturday.
- Top-Seeded Ben Shelton lost his quarterfinal after play resumed Friday following Thursday's suspension, falling 7-5, 6-3 to Sebastian Baez in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Mensik breezed through the first set in 31 minutes with 11 aces and saved three set points in the second-set tiebreak to claim his second ATP Tour title.
- Shelton, despite the loss, draws Ugo Humbert in the Australian Open first round, while Mensik faces Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and Baez meets Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Melbourne.
- Three quarterfinals and both semifinals were played the same day because of rain, and Mensik said `I would say it has been a great start of the year`.
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In Australia, the final tennis tournaments before the Grand Slam tournament starting next week were called off on Saturday night, Estonian time.
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Total News Sources64
Leaning Left15Leaning Right6Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution49% Left
Bias Distribution
- 49% of the sources lean Left
49% Left
L 49%
C 32%
R 19%
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