French Open, Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton
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Ben Shelton stunned by untouchable Collignon as another top-10 seed falls at Roland Garros
The carnage continues at Roland Garros: Hours after Jannik Sinner's shock exit, Ben Shelton is ousted in straight sets by qualifier Raphael Collignon. A new surprise in the men's draw at Roland-Garros.
Ben Shelton's quest for his first major championship has been put on hold yet again. After Shelton cruised to a straight-set victory over Daniel Merida in the opening round, fans thought he could go on a deep run at Roland Garros.
Jannik Sinner’s Roland-Garros exit already felt like the result that changed the entire men’s draw in Paris. The Italian led Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2, 5-1 before collapsing physically and losing 3-6,
Ben Shelton was one of the strongest players left in Jannik Sinner's half of the draw. Dimitar Dilkoff / Getty Images PARIS — Ben Shelton’s window of French Open opportunity has closed. For a few hours Thursday, Shelton was the favorite to reach the ...
Raphael Collignon produced a huge upset by knocking out fifth seed Ben Shelton, while Matteo Arnaldi ended Stefanos Tsitsipas' French Open campaign. The pair will now meet in the third round after impressive victories in Paris.
Raphael Collignon walked onto Court Suzanne-Lenglen as the underdog on Thursday afternoon. A few hours later, the Belgian left Paris with the biggest win of his career and maybe the biggest smile in all of Roland Garros.
With no Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz to contend with at Roland-Garros, someone like Francis Tiafoe could win a major for America for the first time since 2003