Rolex Paris Masters QF: Ben Shelton beats Tommy Paul 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach first Bercy semi-final
Nineteen aces in 1 hour 46 minutes end Paul's Turin bid and lock Frances Tiafoe into the ATP Finals.
All-American quarter-final, American semi-finalist
Ben Shelton beat Tommy Paul 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday, 6 November, at the Rolex Paris Masters. ATP Tour stats list 19 aces for Shelton, 7 for Paul, two breaks from four chances, and a 1 hour 46 minute match. Shelton won 81 of 154 points and 48 of 63 first-serve points.
The third seed is into his first Paris Masters semi-final, the first American in the last four here since Jack Sock and John Isner in 2017. He next faces Luca Van Assche or Rinky Hijikata. That second quarter-final was still on court and is not listed as finished.
Turin picture
Shelton had already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals. This result ended Paul’s campaign and confirmed Frances Tiafoe’s first Turin berth. Thursday’s round of 16: Shelton d Arthur Rinderknech 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5); Taylor Fritz d Arthur Fils 6-3, 6-4; Paul d Quentin Halys 7-6(3), 6-4. Alcaraz vs Fritz and Ruud vs Borges were still to come Friday night. Alexander Zverev, the top seed, lost in the round of 32 to Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(5), 6-2 and is not in this quarter-final.
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