Queen’s: Shelton into second round, wins first-ever pro match on grass
Ben Shelton defeated J.J. Wolf 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) on Monday and will face the winner of the match between Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 6 seed, and wildcard Jan Choinski in the next round
Ben Shelton at Indian Wells in March 2023 (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Ben Shelton advanced to the second round of the Queen’s by winning against J.J. Wolf (LL) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) at Queen’s Club in London on Monday afternoon.
Shelton, ranked No 35, will face the winner of the match between Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 6 seed, and wildcard Jan Choinski next.
1st professional match on grass ✅
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 19, 2023
1st professional win on grass ✅@BenShelton comes through 7-6 7-6 against JJ Wolf at Queens!#cinchChampionships pic.twitter.com/H3T8KYKTml
“The Mountain” will feature at UTS Los Angeles next month.
London ATP500, other first-round results (Queen’s Club, grass, EUR 2.195.175, most recent results first):
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Taylor Fritz
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
- Alex De Minaur vs. Andy Murray
- Jordan Thompson vs. Milos Raonic
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Arthur Fils
- Adrian Mannarino vs. Liam Broady
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Maxime Cressy vs. Holger Rune
- Tommy Paul vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Jan Choinski
- Diego Schwartzman vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Sebastian Korda vs. Daniel Evans: monday
- Cameron Norrie (5) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Ryan Peniston (WC) beat Ugo Humbert: 6-4, 6-2
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