NEW YORK — Bulky-serving Ben Shelton moved into the quarterfinals of the United States Seen on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul, the second one future this 12 months he has gotten that a long way in a Lavish Slam tournament.
Shelton flexed his bicep to the Arthur Ashe Stadium nation next fit level when he avenged a four-set win by means of Paul when the American citizens met on this 12 months’s Australian Seen quarterfinals. He did it by means of profitable 75% of his first-serve issues, cutting 16 aces and setting up two serves in a single recreation recorded at 149 mph.
“I think it was straight adrenaline,” he informed the nation next the fit. “Any other atmosphere I couldn’t get it done.”
Shelton, a 20-year-old who received the NCAA singles identify at Florida in 2022, turns into the youngest American guy to achieve the general 8 at Flushing Meadows since Andy Roddick did it on the identical future in 2002.
Shelton then faces the winner of the fit then Sunday between Tenth-seeded Frances Tiafoe and Australian wild card Rinky Hijikata. But some other American, ninth-seeded Taylor Fritz, additionally has a anticipation to create the quarterfinals if he can get moment Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker, who took out Incorrect. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second one spherical.
At evening, Novak Djokovic, the Incorrect. 2 seed and 23-time Lavish Slam champion, faces 25-year-old qualifier Borna Gojo of Croatia.
