Fourth seed Ben Shelton was defeated by Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen in the men’s first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Shelton, the top-ranked American, lost 6-4 3-6 6-7(8) 6-2 7-6 (11-9) in a nearly 4-1/2 hour match on Court Two.
Disappointing Loss for Shelton
Shelton expressed his disappointment, saying it was one of the toughest losses he’s taken. He felt like it was an uphill battle all day, despite not playing a poor match.
In other Wimbledon news, men’s sixth seed Taylor Fritz beat Serbian “lucky loser” Dusan Lajovic 6-3 6-4 6-3, while women’s sixth seed Amanda Anisimova beat North Macedonia’s Lina Gjorcheska 6-3 6-2. Madison Keys, the 26th seed in the women’s draw, came back from an opening set down to beat Kayla Day 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 in an all-American clash.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
