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Ben Shelton beats Hurkacz in 4 sets at US Open
Livemint··3 Sept
Ben Shelton beat Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5 in three hours and 24 minutes to reach the US Open third round. Shelton won 144 points to Hurkacz's 133 and landed 72 percent of first serves. Hurkacz hit 14 aces but had seven double faults. Shelton will face the Shapovalov or van Assche winner next.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Shelton, a 2023 US Open semifinalist, has reached at least the third round in four straight appearances here.
- Hurkacz has never gone beyond the second round in seven previous US Open trips.
- The winner of Shapovalov versus van Assche awaits Shelton in the next round.
What's Happening
- Shelton took the first set 6-3 in 32 minutes after converting an early break.
- Hurkacz levelled at one set all with a 7-5 second set after breaking once.
- Shelton won the third-set tiebreak 7-3 and broke late to close 7-5 in the fourth.
Where The Match Turned
- Shelton converted 3 of 11 break points while Hurkacz converted 2 of 7.
- Shelton won 21 of 23 service games; Hurkacz won 19 of 22.
- Shelton won 71 percent of second-serve points against Hurkacz's 63 percent.
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