On Friday afternoon, the American men in the United States Open, where Ben Shelton and Francis Tiavoi came out within one hour, and Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul did not leave only to carry the hopes of the house.
Shelton, descendants No. 6 and one of the most prominent competitors to end the waiting in the United States of the 22 -year -old Championships of the Four Grand Men Championships, has retired from his match in the third round against French Adrian Manarino with a shoulder injury. This was the first 22 -year -old professional retirement and came when he led two groups to one before a late third disaster arrived.
After he fell strongly on his left arm as a ball extended, Shelton began to reveal and told his father and coach, Brian: “I did something on my shoulder. I don’t know what it is.” Despite the moderate visit of Physio and the tactical transformation he saw trying to play in work in the fourth group on his own, he could not protect his progress. Manarino settled the competition, and while the crowd prepared for a decision, Shelton bowed his head on the change and stopped it. The French advanced 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, RT.
Shelton left the Luis Armstrong stadium with his shoulder wrapped with ice, a towel filled with his head and tears in his eyes. The left player has been one of the rising stars in the game over the past two years, his prosperous service and his charismatic presence made him attractive pavilion in New York. He arrived at the back of the Masters 1000 title in Toronto and a quarter -finals in Cincinnati, and his mature game carried him during his opening rounds without losing a group.
“When he started suffering from pain, he was leading the match – he might have won,” said Manarino. “It is very unfortunate for him and fortunately for me.”
For a 37 -year -old player, who ranked 77th in the world, that was a sweet penetration and pass: his first victory over the top 10 opponents in one of the main attempts in 23 attempts and his first appearance in the second week of the US Open. He will face Czech number 20, Jerry Lika, to get a place in the quarter -finals.
If this loss is not enough for the home fans, Francis Tiavoy Shelton followed shortly after. The seventeenth seed, who reached the semi-finals in New York, fell against German qualifiers, JAN-Lennard Struff, amid a crowd of visitors at the Grandstand Stadium. The 34-year-old hit 14 Actions and TIAFOE never was allowed to enter a rhythm, where he ended 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
The dual blow means only two American men in the single lottery. Fritz, second place in 2024 in New York and a half, Wimbledon, in July, was scheduled to play the Swiss qualifiers Jerome Kim on Friday evening. Paul, an open Australian semi -finals in 2023, came through an epic of five groups against Nuno Burgz, which ended in the early hours of Friday morning.