US EditionATP 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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Jakub Mensik heads to the Australian Open after winning the singles title in Auckland
Third-seeded Jakub Mensik has served 18 aces on his way to a 6-3, 7-6 (7) win over Sebastien Baez in the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Auckland, New Zealand.
At the end of last year, Sebastián Báez was going through a bad time. He closed the season at 45th, away from the 18th place he had a few seasons ago. In search of confidence, he even played the Challenger of Montevideo. However, he left early and ended a year with few positive sensations. In that same period, his coach Sebastián Gutiérrez decided to add Chilean Gonzalo Lama to his technical corps. With recent experiences along with Christian Ga…
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WTVBATP roundup: Top two seeds upended in Adelaide
Unseeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert and No. 8 seed Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic will meet in the final of Australia's Adelaide International after knocking out the top seeds on Friday.
The Frenchman defeated Davidovich Fokina in three sets to take his place in the finals of the ATP 250 tournament.
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