Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 5-3 *Ben Shelton
Alcaraz holds, and Shelton must now do the same to stay in the tournament.
Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 19:01
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 4-3 Ben Shelton
Both players hold once again, and we’re nearing the business end of this fourth set. Shelton must find a way to break the Alcaraz serve, and the odd part is he is making harder work of Alcaraz’s second serve than his first.
Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:56
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 3-2 Ben Shelton
A couple of quick holds apiece. Can Shelton find a way back?
Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:49
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 2-1 Ben Shelton
Alcaraz quickly breaks and he’s ahead in this second set. Shelton has just dropped off a touch, having put so much into winning that third set.
Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:47
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 4-6 *Ben Shelton
Game, third set! Shelton battles to 3-40 and one set point is all he needs, firing a backhand return down the line which Alcaraz sends back wide!
Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:40
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-5 Ben Shelton
At 30-15, Shelton dumps a mid-court backhand into the net and drops his head in disbelief. He follows it with an unreturnably wide serve, before a double fault brings about deuce. And at the end of a furious see-saw battle, Shelton eventually holds.
Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:22
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 4-4 *Ben Shelton
A couple of quick holds, and Alcaraz is only two games away from booking his place in the quarter-finals.
Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:14
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 3-3 *Ben Shelton
It’s a hold to love for Alcaraz, and we’re back level at 3-3 in the third.
Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:08