In a match that started yesterday on No. 3 Court and finished today under the roof on No. 1 Court, American Ben Shelton, the 14th seed, survived Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon.
This is Shelton’s third consecutive five-set victory at The Championships.
Thirty years ago, Bryan Shelton, his father and coach, also made the fourth round.
Bryan Shelton is a former professional player and former coach at the University of Florida (where his son played two seasons). He reached a career-high ranking of world No. 55.
Ben Shelton’s best Grand Slam result is reaching the semifinals at the 2023 US Open (losing to Novak Djokovic). At age 20, he became the youngest American man to reach the semifinals at the US Open since Michael Chang in 1992.
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Shapovalov, whose highest ranking was world No. 10, reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2021. Last year, he reached the…
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