US Open Finalist Ben Shelton Is Out of the Shanghai Masters in the Third Round
Arthur Gea earned the biggest win of his career and his first victory over a top-10 player after converting both tiebreaks.
- On Sunday, Open finalist Ben Shelton was eliminated from the ATP Shanghai Masters in the third round, falling to 21-year-old Frenchman Arthur Gea in straight sets.
- Capitalizing on three match points at 6-3 in the second-set tiebreaker, Gea secured victory 7-6 , 7-6 as Shelton faltered after two hours of play.
- Following his first professional title in July at a 250-level event in Los Cabos, Gea said his game was "all about focus, concentration" and staying "ready for every point."
- Elsewhere at the tournament, 26th-seeded Karen Khachanov defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-4, while U.S. Open champion Alexander Zverev was scheduled for a Sunday night match against Quentin Halys.
- Advancing in the bracket, Gea now faces either Francisco Cerundolo or Jakub Mensik, while top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from Shanghai this week due to a right knee injury.
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The French maximum of Artur Gia is his American competitor Ben Shelton, ranked fourth worldwide from the third stage of the Shanghai Tennis Championship of the Professor, after winning him in two groups without reply (7-6) and 7.6.
The last 32 of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai on Sunday saw a surprise - world number four Ben Shelton (ATP-4) finished the performance. Alexander Zverev (ATP-2), Alex de Minaur (ATP-9), Hubert Hurkacz (ATP-34) and Jakub Menšík (ATP-15) advanced to the round of 16.
Tennis-Gea sends Shelton crashing out of Shanghai - Regional Media News
Oct 11 (Reuters) - US Open finalist Ben Shelton conceded he had been "outplayed" after suffering a shock 7-6(5) 7-6(3) defeat by France's Arthur Gea in the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. World number four Shelton, who has barely played since losing [...]
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