Shelton joins Fils in the semi-finals!

le 25/10/2024 à 17h39

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After ousting Stan Wawrinka yesterday, Ben Shelton pulled off a major coup in Basel by eliminating No.1 seed Andrey Rublev.

The two men battled it out for over two hours, and it was the American who emerged victorious in three tight sets (7-5, 6-7, 6-4).

This was his first victory over a Top 20 player this season (0-10 record before the match).

Ben Shelton and Arthur Fils will meet again tomorrow in the semi-finals, less than a month after their epic clash in Tokyo won by the Frenchman.

Shelton Ben

9e, 3970 points

Rublev Andrey

16e, 2520 points

Rublev A • 1

Shelton B • 6

Bâle

Draw

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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