Shelton got his revenge and defeated Fils to play in the third final of his career

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The American Ben Sheltonsixth favorite, overtaking the French Arthur Fils by 6-3 and 7-6(9) and reached the third final of his career in Basel in search of his third title on the ATP circuit.

In a duel between two players of the same generation, Shelton was the stronger. The first American to reach the Basel final since Andre Agassi in 1998 takes youone hour and 18 minutes to defeat Filswhich he lost a few weeks ago in Tokyo and he lost in 2023, in the LAver Cup.


Shelton, who easily won the first set, stopped the Frenchman’s reaction in the second, which was resolved in a tiebreaker held by Fils. The Frenchman has a 5-0 lead in the tiebreaker and five set points. But the American reacted and turned the situation around to win 11-9.

Shelton will compete for the title against the winner of the clash between Denmark’s Holger Rune, fourth seed, and Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

Source: La Verdad

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