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Shelton Slump: Off-Colour Top Seed Falls in ASB Classic Quarter-Finals
- On Thursday at the ASB Classic, Marcos Giron beat third-seeded Luciano Darderi 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 in a match lasting more than seven hours due to repeated rain breaks.
- The suspended quarterfinal is due to be completed in an extended session on Friday when fine weather is forecast, with Ben Shelton and Sebastian Baez led 6-4, 0-1 on Thursday.
- During rain stoppages, Giron said he hydrated, ate, played cards and showered 18 times on Thursday, admitting he once forgot to sign in but received a special exempt after reaching the semifinals.
- The result means Giron has reached semifinals for the second consecutive week after making the last four in Hong Kong last week, beating two seeds including compatriot Alex Michelsen on Wednesday.
- He will face either Ben Shelton or Sebastian Baez on Friday, with Baez leading 7-5 before the quarterfinal was rained off, and the winner must also play a semifinal the same day.
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Giron beats rain but Shelton forced to wait in delayed Auckland ATP quarterfinals
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Top-seeded Ben Shelton was a set down to seventh-seeded Sebastian Baez when their quarterfinal at the ASB Classic was suspended because of rain on Thursday.
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Seba Báez lives a dream present in this 2026. The Argentine accumulates 7 consecutive wins at the start of the season and thanks to this great record he qualified to the final of Auckland's ATP 250. Due to the rain in New Zealand, his quarter-final match against Ben Shelton...
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