The American racket achieves its first important victory in its journey through Vancouver. Shelton manages to maintain a good rhythm throughout, which is why he ends up beating Arthur Fils in two sets (7-6(4), 6-1) after 1h19min of the match.
Ben Shelton faced the first of the matches corresponding to a new edition of the Laver Cup in the city of Vancouver in this month of September 2023. He did so after making his debut in the first round, where he would have to face the French tennis player Arthur Son. The American player came into this match after having played the US Open semifinals against Novak Djokovic. For his part, the French tennis player came to this match after having played the Davis Cup against Daniel Evans. Inside of the head to head There are no precedents between both tennis playersso it will be the first time that they will meet in official competition.
Ben Shelton starts leading the scoreboard
The match started strong for Arthur Fils. The French player got the first game of the match. Ben Shelton would immediately respond, with a series of successes occurring in the serve of each racket. It was the debut of both in the competition, so they sought to give their best. Without anyone taking the initiative, both agreed to go to the tiebreaker. When the tiebreak arrived, it would end up being the American who, after two breaks in his favor, took advantage of his only set point to leave a tight 7-4 in his favor.
A first historic victory
For the start of the second set, it would now be Ben Shelton who began commanding the initial score. Arthur Fils would immediately respond, who would see how his rival would chain three consecutive games including a break. Ben was dominating 4-1 in the light. The French racket was showing its face, but could not turn the score around. It is for that same reason that the United States player would take advantage of two consecutive games, including a break, to take advantage of his only match point. With a resounding 6-1, Shelton imposed his authority to give him the first point overall to the Rest of the World Team.
2023-09-22 21:43:26
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