Birthday boy and US Open finalist Ben Shelton advances at the Shanghai Masters
Shelton won 6-3, 7-6 (6) over Daniel Altmaier to reach the third round, while ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur advanced on a walkover.
- On Friday, U.S. Open runner-up Ben Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday by defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-6 , advancing to the third round of the Shanghai Masters ATP 1000 tournament.
- Shelton entered the tournament following a difficult stretch, having lost both singles matches for the United States at the Davis Cup and withdrawing from the Laver Cup team event.
- Qualifier Rei Sakamoto upset 23rd-seeded Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-4, while ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur advanced after Alex Molcan retired with an undisclosed ailment.
- Top-Seeded Alexander Zverev faces Chinese wild-card entrant Wu Yibing on Stadium Court, while Novak Djokovic prepares to play Hubert Hurkacz.
- Jannik Sinner withdrew from the tournament due to a right knee injury, while Djokovic, coming off a 102nd career title at the China Open, plans to reach out to his peer regarding his health.
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Shanghai (China), 9 Oct (EFE).- The fourth best tennis player of the moment, the American Ben Shelton, today sealed the first victory among the favorites of the Shanghai Masters 1,000 by surpassing (6-3, 7-6 (6)) to number 67 of the world’s ranking, the German Daniel Altmaier, in the second round. Shelton, third series head of the tournament against [...] The Shelton entry wins Altmaier and becomes the first favorite to pass round in Shanghai wa…
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Birthday boy and US Open finalist Ben Shelton advances at the Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Open runner-up Ben Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday Friday by advancing to the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) win over
American tennis player Ben Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday today by advancing to the third round of the Shanghai Masters. The third seeded finalist at this year's US Open, who took some time off after the USA's loss to the Czech team in Davis Cup qualifying in September, defeated Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-6.
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SHANGHAI — U.S. Open runner-up Ben Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday Friday by advancing to the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) win over Daniel Altmaier in the ATP 1000-level tournament. Shelton played Davis Cup for the United States after the U.S. Open, losing both his singles matches, after withdrawing from the Laver Cup team event. Top-seeded Alexander Zverev, who beat Shelton in the final in four sets at Flushing M…
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