US EditionFlushed out: home hopes Shelton, Tiafoe exit in US Open blow
Shelton retired due to severe shoulder pain while leading, and Tiafoe lost to a German qualifier, ending American men's hopes for a Grand Slam title since 2003, officials said.
- On Friday, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe crashed out in the US Open third round, delivering a bleak day for the host nation still without a men's Grand Slam winner in over 20 years.
- Shelton retired from his third-round match after hurting his shoulder, his bid derailed by a left-shoulder problem against Adrian Mannarino, while Tiafoe lost in straight sets to Jan-Lennard Struff.
- Shelton told his father and coach `I just did something to my shoulder I don't know what it is. I'm in a lot of pain` before medically retiring after a 3h 10m match, and Mannarino said `When he started to have pain he was leading, he would probably have won the match`.
- With Shelton and Tiafoe gone, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul remain, leaving Fritz as the nation's best chance after Friday's shocks.
- Only twenty-three American men began the event aiming to emulate Andy Roddick's 2003 title, with Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul set for Saturday's fourth round matches against Jerome Kym and Alexander Bublik.
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Tennis-Injured Shelton withdraws, Tiafoe falls as American hopes suffer blow at US Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sixth seed Ben Shelton retired from his U.S. Open third-round clash with Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Friday before 17th seed Frances Tiafoe was knocked out in a big blow to American hopes of ending their 22-year wait for a men's Grand Slam champion. Read full story
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