US Open finalist Ben Shelton is out of the Shanghai Masters in the third round

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Ben Shelton, who reached the US Open final recently, lost in the third round of the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters to Arthur Gea on Sunday. The match ended with scores of 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) as Gea capitalized on three match points in the second-set tiebreaker. In another match, Karen Khachanov defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-4. Top seed Alexander Zverev was set to play later that night against Quentin Halys, while Jannik Sinner had withdrawn earlier due to a right knee injury.
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Ben Shelton, a finalist at the U.S. Open, was eliminated in the third round of the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters on Sunday after losing to Arthur Gea of France with scores of 7-6 (5) and 7-6 (3). Despite facing three match points when trailing 6-3 in the second-set tiebreaker, Shelton couldn't recover. In another third-round match, Karen Khachanov, ranked 26th, won against Adrian Mannarino with scores of 6-2 and 6-4. Top seed and U.S. Open champion Alexander Zverev was due to play a night match but no results were reported for that game. Meanwhile, the world's top-ranked player Jannik Sinner withdrew from Shanghai due to a right knee injury, announcing he would take the rest of 2026 off.

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Frenchman SHANGHAI U.S. Open the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters

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SHANGHAI GPE · 3× Adrian Mannarino PERSON · 1× Alexander Zverev PERSON · 1× Arthur Gea PERSON · 1× Ben Shelton PERSON · 1× Frenchman NORP · 1× Gea PERSON · 1× Karen Khachanov PERSON · 1× Quentin Halys PERSON · 1× Shelton PERSON · 1×

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SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton is out of the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters, beaten 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) by 21-year-old Frenchman Arthur Gea in the third round Sunday.
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SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton is out of the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters, beaten 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) by 21-year-old Frenchman Arthur Gea in the third round Sunday. asserted
Shelton → beat → round
Shelton, who won his first match in Shanghai on his 24th birthday, faced three match points at 6-3 in the second-set tiebreaker and Gea converted on his first. asserted
Gea → win → first
In another early third-round match Sunday, 26th-seeded Karen Khachanov beat Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-4. asserted
Khachanov → beat → Mannarino
Top-seeded and U.S. Open champion Alexander Zverev was scheduled to play a night match Sunday against Quentin Halys. asserted
Zverev → seed → Halys
No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from Shanghai this week when he announced he was taking the rest of 2026 off because of a right knee injury. asserted
he → rank → injury
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