First ATP final for Shelton after thriller in Tokyo!

Le 21/10/2023 à 12h34 par Guillem Casulleras Punsa

First ATP final for Shelton after thriller in Tokyo!

The American was down 7/6, 5/2 after 1:30 against his fellow countryman Giron, who had already beaten Ruud and Auger-Aliassime. But he came through in 3 sets without any match point to save. He will play Karatsev in the final.

Shelton, Ben

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7

6

Giron, Marcos [Q]

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Karatsev, Aslan

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Shelton, Ben

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Tokyo

Tableau

Ben Shelton

21e, 2330 points

Marcos Giron

45e, 1150 points

Aslan Karatsev

229e, 254 points

Casper Ruud

6e, 4210 points

Felix Auger-Aliassime

29e, 1680 points

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