Rolex Paris Masters SF: Ben Shelton beats Luca Van Assche 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final
First American Bercy finalist since Jack Sock in 2017. Alcaraz vs Ruud is unpublished.
Shelton through to Sunday
Ben Shelton beat Luca Van Assche 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday, 7 November, at Accor Arena. The Associated Press says the third seed recovered from a 3-1 deficit in the deciding set, winning four straight games before serving out the match. Shelton is the first American to reach the Paris Masters final since Jack Sock won the title in 2017. It is his third ATP Masters 1000 final and his first outside Canada.
Van Assche, ranked 47th, was in his first Masters semi-final and took the opening set 7-5 in front of a home crowd.
Friday quarter-finals, second semi unpublished
Friday still stands: Shelton d Tommy Paul 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Carlos Alcaraz d Taylor Fritz 6-7(10), 7-5, 6-3 after saving two match points; Casper Ruud d Nuno Borges 7-6(5), 6-4; Van Assche d Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5. Alcaraz vs Ruud later Saturday is unpublished as unfinished. Sunday’s final is unpublished.
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