No. 14 seed Shelton beat 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in three hours and four minutes to become the first American southpaw to reach the fourth round at SW19 since John McEnroe in 1992. The victory helped Shelton advance this far at Wimbledon for the first time and set up a clash against top seed Jannik Sinner.
Zverev converted on his sixth match point of the tie-break after saving five set points. Only three points were against serve in the tie-break, but Zverev was perfect in dealing with it after falling behind 0/2. While Zverev was concerned about his knee and seemed slightly hampered in movement for a while, his consistently brilliant serve allowed him to swing freely on the return and threaten throughout the two-and-a-half-hour match.
The No. 4 in the ATP Rankings won 90 percent (66/73) of his first serve points and faced no break points while converting two of his eight break point opportunities. He relied heavily on his delivery to escape trouble in the crucial tie-break, saving several set points with unrecoverable serves.
After improving to 6-0 in his ATP head-to-head series with Norrie, including a five-set victory at this year's Australian Open, Zverev will next face 13th seed Taylor Fritz or 24th seed Taylor Fritz. Alejandro Tabilo. Zverev has yet to lose serve or drop a set this fortnight, and his first wins against Roberto Carballés Baena and Marcos Girón also came in straight sets. He saved five break points against Carballés Baena but did not allow Girón a break point opportunity in the second round.
The 27-year-old is the fourth German in the Open Era to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon at least three times. He also reached the last 16 in 2017 and 2021 but has not progressed further at the All-England Club. Zverev has reached at least the semifinals in each of the other three majors.
Federer watches as Shelton survives
Shelton did it with a familiar face in the stands. Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was on Court 1 to watch the action with his parents and his former agent Tony Godsick. Federer's agency, TEAM8, manages Shelton.
The American came back from two sets to one in his first two matches against Mattia Bellucci and Lloyd Harris, respectively. On Saturday, he led by two sets to one and finally completed his victory by topping his 15th set of the tournament.
Shelton won the match by dominating short points, winning zero-to-four-shot rallies by a margin of 131-107. He won 81 percent of his first-serve points and hit 38 winners to reach the fourth round of a third major, having already accomplished the feat at the Australian Open (QF) and the US Open (SF). ).
Sinner advanced to the fourth round on Friday, while Shelton and Shapovalov failed to complete a set before rain suspended play for the night. The Italian leads the pair's head-to-head ATP series 2-1. Their three confrontations occurred in the last 10 months.
Shelton is now 6-2 in five sets after edging out Shapovalov. The Canadian, No. 136 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, showed that he is on track to return to the form that helped him reach the Top 10 in the world.
Zverev converted on his sixth match point of the tie-break after saving five set points. Only three points were against serve in the tie-break, but Zverev was perfect in dealing with it after falling behind 0/2. While Zverev was concerned about his knee and seemed slightly hampered in movement for a while, his consistently brilliant serve allowed him to swing freely on the return and threaten throughout the two-and-a-half-hour match.
The No. 4 in the ATP Rankings won 90 percent (66/73) of his first serve points and faced no break points while converting two of his eight break point opportunities. He relied heavily on his delivery to escape trouble in the crucial tie-break, saving several set points with unrecoverable serves.
After improving to 6-0 in his ATP head-to-head series with Norrie, including a five-set victory at this year's Australian Open, Zverev will next face 13th seed Taylor Fritz or 24th seed Taylor Fritz. Alejandro Tabilo. Zverev has yet to lose serve or drop a set this fortnight, and his first wins against Roberto Carballés Baena and Marcos Girón also came in straight sets. He saved five break points against Carballés Baena but did not allow Girón a break point opportunity in the second round.
The 27-year-old is the fourth German in the Open Era to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon at least three times. He also reached the last 16 in 2017 and 2021 but has not progressed further at the All-England Club. Zverev has reached at least the semifinals in each of the other three majors.
Federer watches as Shelton survives
Shelton did it with a familiar face in the stands. Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was on Court 1 to watch the action with his parents and his former agent Tony Godsick. Federer's agency, TEAM8, manages Shelton.
The American came back from two sets to one in his first two matches against Mattia Bellucci and Lloyd Harris, respectively. On Saturday, he led by two sets to one and finally completed his victory by topping his 15th set of the tournament.
Shelton won the match by dominating short points, winning zero-to-four-shot rallies by a margin of 131-107. He won 81 percent of his first-serve points and hit 38 winners to reach the fourth round of a third major, having already accomplished the feat at the Australian Open (QF) and the US Open (SF). ).
Sinner advanced to the fourth round on Friday, while Shelton and Shapovalov failed to complete a set before rain suspended play for the night. The Italian leads the pair's head-to-head ATP series 2-1. Their three confrontations occurred in the last 10 months.
Shelton is now 6-2 in five sets after edging out Shapovalov. The Canadian, No. 136 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, showed that he is on track to return to the form that helped him reach the Top 10 in the world.
