Shelton rallies in 3rd set to outlast Cobolli for a quarterfinal spot in Toronto
TORONTO, CANADA, AUG 3 – Ben Shelton overcame a late deficit to win a tight match against Flavio Cobolli and advance to the National Bank Open quarterfinals, improving his record to 2-2 against Cobolli.
- 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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