Shelton regains his smile at Norrie's expense

Ben Shelton has been on everyone's lips for the past few days after announcing that Juan Carlos Ferrero will join his team starting in 2027. However, he came from a results crisis, which he managed to halt in his debut at the ATP Paris against Cameron Norrie, beating him with a score of 6-3 6-4 after 1 hour and 11 minutes of play. 

Shelton's first service set was excellent, losing only two points on his serve throughout the set. One break was enough at 2-1 to avoid problems during the first part, although he did suffer more than he should in the second. Everything seemed calm after achieving a service break in the first game of the second set, but Norrie recovered and leveled the score at 4-4. However, the American tennis player broke him again immediately and closed the match without further issues to secure his place in the round of 16, where he will face the winner of the duel between Mattia Bellucci and Arthur Rinderknech.

Shelton does not want a repeat of previous tournaments

Now Ben's mission is to string together two consecutive victories in a tournament, something that hasn’t happened since last year’s US Open, where he reached the final. A week later, Shelton lost both of his Davis Cup matches representing the United States, and in the ATP Shanghai, he lost in the second round to Arthur Gea. 

In ATP Basel, he won his debut but lost in the second round to Jerome Kym, so in Paris, he aims to end the season on a high note before the ATP Finals in Turin, where the court conditions are favorable for him to achieve a great result.

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