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Shelton rallies in 3rd set to outlast Cobolli for a quarterfinal spot in Toronto

Rallying from a 4-2 deficit in the final set, Fourth-seeded Ben Shelton of the United States beat 13th-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 on Sunday night to reach the Toronto quarterfinals.
Shelton, a 22-year-old Atlanta player, made the semifinals in Washington last week and has two ATP Tour titles, while Cobolli won clay events in Hamburg and Bucharest this year.
On the windswept Centre Court at Sobeys Stadium, Shelton trailed 5-4 in the deciding set but broke Cobolli and sealed the tiebreak with his 12th ace.
Next up for Shelton is a quarterfinal against ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia, who reached the round with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe.
Rublev will face the winner of Taylor Fritz and Jiri Lehecka in a quarterfinal that runs through Thursday.

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