Ben Shelton was knocked out of the 2024 Roland Garros in the third round stage and has outlined what went wrong.
Competing at the French Open for the second time in his career, Shelton gave a better account of himself, scoring an elusive first-round win over Hugo Gaston and then benefitting from a retirement from Japan's Kei Nishikori to reach the third round.
There, the American lefty met an in-form Felix Auger-Aliassime, who had won 11 matches on clay this season. The Canadian proved a step ahead of the 21-year-old, who could not adapt to the playing conditions as rain caused the suspension of their match on Friday while trailing 4-5 in the opening set.
On resumption, the match was scheduled for completion on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and Auger-Aliassime dropped three games for the remainder of the contest to reach the second week.
Shelton can still be proud of his efforts after...
Competing at the French Open for the second time in his career, Shelton gave a better account of himself, scoring an elusive first-round win over Hugo Gaston and then benefitting from a retirement from Japan's Kei Nishikori to reach the third round.
There, the American lefty met an in-form Felix Auger-Aliassime, who had won 11 matches on clay this season. The Canadian proved a step ahead of the 21-year-old, who could not adapt to the playing conditions as rain caused the suspension of their match on Friday while trailing 4-5 in the opening set.
On resumption, the match was scheduled for completion on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and Auger-Aliassime dropped three games for the remainder of the contest to reach the second week.
Shelton can still be proud of his efforts after...
- 6/3/2024
- Tennis Infinity
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