Qualified Friday at the expense of Jiri Lehecka for the last square of the tournament, Ben Shelton (22) is certain to join the world top 10 on Monday for the first time in his young career, in 10th place.
Ben Shelton in the big leagues. On Monday, in the next ranking, the name of the young 22 -year -old American knock will appear among the ten best -classified players of the moment.
Twelfth after the last update, at the end of his third Roland-Garros (Editor’s note: Shelton had come out of the entrance during his first tenure, in 2023, then in the 3rd round, the following year), the native of Atlanta (Georgia) will climb two rows to find himself tenth, the best classification of the one who had never been hoisted beyond the 12th row in the hierarchy Since his arrival on the circuit.
Shelton will find himself tenth (and in the top 10) for the first time in his life, regardless of the end of his weekend on the Stuttgart grass. If his victory (in two sets: 6-4, 6-4) of the Czech Jiri Lehecka, this Thursday in Germany, will forever remain the one that allowed him to integrate the top 10 for the first time in his young career-to live this rare moment in a view of the tennis player, and even more so young, the American had to go further in the tournament than Daniil Medvedev, eliminated on Friday by Reilly Opelka The world number 3 Alexander Zverev, would not change the situation.
Shelton: “A big step in a career”
In the same way, Shelton will find himself at best 10th Monday that he wins the title to Stuttgart (the other semi-final will oppose his compatriot Taylor Fritz to the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime) or not. The perspective, without even thinking about the trophy, already delights at the highest point that which has long been known to compete only in the United States, on its land.
“It’s really great. This is a big step in a career, “savor the winner in Houston last season, amused by remembering that Frances Tiafoe also obtained the right to discover the Top 10 thanks to his blows in Stuttgart. “It is the ideal place for Americans who want to integrate the top 10.”
