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ATP Basilea 2025: Shelton si toglie un peso di dosso e torna a vincere dopo aver salvato un matchpoint

Carlos Navarro - 21 ott 2025
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Shelton won again after the US Open.

Ben Shelton needed desperately to taste victory again. After the injury that took him out of the US Open and a return with low energy in Shanghai, the ATP Basel 2025 seemed like the perfect stage to rebuild a positive momentum. He came close, however, to bowing out in the first round: saving two match points while trailing 4-6 in the tiebreak of the third set against a Kamil Majchrzak who had the victory in hand and made a colossal mistake to hand it over (6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(7)). In a tournament where he defends last year's final, this triumph seems like a hugely important breath of fresh air for Ben, who will face Jaume Munar in the round of 16.

Other results of the day (first-round matches):

  • Reilly Opelka (Q) d. Sebastián Báez 6-4, 6-4
  • Marin Cilic (Q) d. David Goffin (LL) 7-6(9), 7-5
  • Valentin Royer (LL) d. Raphael Collignon 6-4, 7-6(5)
  • Denis Shapovalov (9) d. Marcos Giron 6-7(3), 6-0, 7-6(4)

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