Ben Shelton suffers Davis Cup defeat in 1st match since US Open final

Japan TodayIndependentCenter11 hr. ago

U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton suffered a 6-4, 6-4 defeat at the hands of 24th-ranked Jiri Lehecka in the Davis Cup Qualifying Round, marking Shelton's first match since his loss to Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open final. The Czech Republic leveled the tie against the United States, while Learner Tien secured a 6-2, 6-4 win in his Davis Cup debut to give the U.S. a 1-0 advantage. Shelton, ranked as high as No. 4 in the world, now has a 0-3 record in Davis Cup singles matches. Meanwhile, South Korea advanced to 2-0 against India, moving closer to becoming the first Asian nation to qualify for the Davis Cup Final 8. Other ties saw Austria-Belgium draw 1-1, with additional matches between Chile-Spain, Germany-Croatia, Britain-Ecuador, and Canada-France set for later rounds.

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