TORINO (ITALPRESS) – Felix Auger-Aliassime beats Ben Shelton at the Atp Finals in Turin for 4-6 7-6(7) 7-5 after almost three hours of battle.
The game is unlocked in the fourth game, when, a little by surprise, the Canadian misses the volée by giving the break ball to the American, good at exploiting it. Shelton is solid at the service but, at the decisive moment, he stumbles in a bad turn to the line that gives the counterbreak to Auger-Aliassime in the ninth game. When Felix serves for the tie, another twist comes immediately, with Shelton who from 30-30 finds two points and the new break that is worth the set.
In general, the exchanges are very short and this can be seen even better in the second set, which proceeds without particular waste until the eighth game. Here, Auger-Aliassime must struggle to maintain the service: you get to the advantages and Shelton also gets a break ball, but in the end the Canadian rides with a service and straight, also favored by the opponent’s straight error. You will inevitably arrive at the tiebreak, where Auger-Aliassime immediately finds the mini break and flies on the 3-0. Shelton also has to deal with knee pain for a fall and cancels three set points before capitulating due to a double foul.
In a third set very balanced and marked, once again, from solidity to the service of the two, Shelton does and defeats in the twelfth game, yielding to the third match point.
As for the Bjorn Borg group, eyes pointed this evening at the match between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev: with a win, the Italian tennis player would be qualified for the semi-finals. The German, however, needs a success in two sets to access the next round.
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