US EditionWimbledon: Shelton Reaches the Quarterfinals with His Sister Still Around and Now Faces Sinner
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 7 – Ben Shelton showed cupping marks from therapy that causes suction and broken blood vessels during his fourth-round Wimbledon win over Lorenzo Sonego, fans observed.
- On Monday in London, 22-year-old American Ben Shelton advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time by overcoming Lorenzo Sonego in four sets, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6, 7-5.
- Shelton advanced after a heated match marked by disputes over Sonego’s serving time and Shelton’s use of cupping therapy, first noticed at the 2023 US Open.
- Shelton, coached by his father Bryan who reached his own Wimbledon quarterfinal in 1994, impressed with a 'vintage style' of aggressive net play and unpredictability.
- Shelton, now 3-0 this season in Grand Slam matches against 47th-ranked Sonego, noted that whenever he faces a crucial moment, Sonego responds with an impressive shot.
- Shelton’s win secures family bragging rights and sets up a challenging quarterfinal against Jannik Sinner, against whom he holds a five-match losing streak.
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LONDON (AP) — Ben Shelton has reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned coach, Bryan, did in 1994 — by beating Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5. Shelton's win Monday improved him to…
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Wimbledon: Shelton reaches the quarterfinals with his sister still around and now faces Sinner
LONDON (AP) — Ben Shelton reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned coach, Bryan, did in 1994 — by beating Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5 on Monday. Shelton, a 22-year-old American who won the 2022 NCAA singles title for the University of Florida, improved to 3-0 against Italy's Sonego in Grand Slam action this season. It’s the first time two men faced each other in a year’s initial three major…
Tennis-Shelton gets one up on dad as he battles to Wimbledon quarter-finals
LONDON (Reuters) -American 10th seed Ben Shelton reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time on Monday when a 3-6 6-1 7-6 (1) 7-5 victory over Italian Lorenzo Sonego also gave him the family bragging rights. Read full story
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