{"id":89446,"date":"2025-08-27T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=89446"},"modified":"2025-08-25T13:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:06:47","slug":"ben-shelton-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/08\/27\/ben-shelton-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shelton Is On His Way At The US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Shelton enters the US Open seeded sixth, and the 2023 US Open semifinalist is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/08\/25\/us-open-mens-day-1-recap-djokovicr-fritz-shelton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">showing early signs<\/a> of another deep run at Flushing Meadows. The American has been posting great results since Wimbledon, putting him in a great position to do some damage in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong Results Post Wimbledon 2025<\/h3>\n<p>Shelton gave it his all in a disappointing quarterfinal loss to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon in straight sets, but the 22-year-old American hasn&#8217;t let that deter him. He reached the semifinals at the Washington Open, after which <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/08\/08\/ben-shelton-favorite-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">he won his first ever Masters 1000 title<\/a>, in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>He backed that up with a decent showing in Cincinnati by reaching the quarterfinals, giving him a lot of match practice before his home Slam.<\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"6Y6JY4syRJtnc-khUlLRjQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2231859399\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6Y6JY4syRJtnc-khUlLRjQ',sig:'AsCDJ0riiC41RH2oOA0sQoS6q1vYoTUeEhVEMPMYevs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2231859399',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>First Round Match<\/h3>\n<p>Shelton began his campaign at the US Open with a commanding win over Peruvian Ignacio Buse in straight sets, 6-3 6-2 6-4. The sixth seed looked in complete control from start to finish, and despite a minor blip in converting multiple match points, he was calm enough to close it out without dropping a single game on his serve.<\/p>\n<p>What is impressive was that Shelton backs his game no matter what the scoreline and opponent. His game style is highly exciting and he is a fierce competitor making him a crowd favourite especially in his home country.<\/p>\n<h3>US Open 2025 Chances<\/h3>\n<p>Shelton, in the fourth quarter, has a pretty manageable draw until he reaches the quarterfinals. A potential clash with Carlos Alcaraz looms, against whom he has 0-3 head to head record. That match may very well break or make Shelton&#8217;s US Open 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>A win against Alcaraz will put him in prime position to maybe reach the finals given the likely candidates from the third quarter are Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/08\/25\/novak-djokovic-us-open-first-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Djokovic looked rusty and tired<\/a> in his first round match itself, and Shelton wouldn&#8217;t mind playing Fritz&#8211;who he just beat in Toronto some 20 days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Expect Shelton to light up this year&#8217;s US Open and a potential matchup against Alcaraz to be one of the matches of the year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Shelton enters the US Open seeded sixth, and the 2023 US Open semifinalist is showing early signs of another deep run at Flushing Meadows. The American has been posting great results since Wimbledon, putting him in a great position to do some damage in the coming weeks. 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