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

Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 2-3 Ben Shelton

Break back! Well that didn’t last long. Alcaraz rushes to 15-40 and takes the first of those two break points when Shelton hits long from the baseline. We’re back on serve.

Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:05

Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 1-3 *Ben Shelton

Break! Shelton has not given up on this match yet. He earns a break point and only requires one to convert it, as Alcaraz misfires on his backhand.

Lawrence Ostlere1 June 2025 18:04