Ben Shelton overcomes jittery start at US Open…
The starting of Ben Shelton’s U.S. Open run was more like a false start.
Winning just one recreation in a shoddy first set of his first-round match, Shelton was compelled to get better in a big means in order to get past Tallon Griekspoor 1-6, 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2 on Monday evening under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The No. 8 seed is on to his fourth consecutive second spherical at the U.S. Open. He’ll face Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz next.
“Started off a little bit nervous tonight but found my rhythm at some point in the second set,” Shelton said in his on-court interview. “Really happy to be out here on Ashe again. This is where I feel comfortable.”
Despite a jittery start, Shelton bounced back in convincing fashion in the second set.
After committing 14 of his 31 complete unforced errors in the opening set alone, the 23-year-old restricted them to just two in the next set. Not only did he clean up his general recreation, Shelton began hitting the ball a lot tougher.
The momentum of the match swung in Shelton’s favor during a tight third set, which required a tiebreaker to determine the winner. Shelton jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the tiebreaker before blasting an ace that all but secured the set.
Shelton is taken into account the American favourite in the lads’s singles draw as the highest-ranked participant representing the Stars and Stripes.
Ben Shelton of the U.S. celebrates profitable his first spherical match against Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in Flushing Meadows, New York. REUTERS
With world No. 1 Jannik Sinner injured and Novak Djokovic bounced in the first spherical, Shelton and the remainder of the Americans have a clearer path to the ultimate than in years past. No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz also is competing in his first match since a 4 Âą/â‚‚-month hiatus because of a wrist injury.
The strain weighs heavier each yr since — and it bears repeating — no American man has gained a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open.
Shelton has bowed out in the third spherical of the U.S. Open in each of the last two years.Â
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