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Sheldon missed the opportunity to lose Goffin in Shanghai

Goffin defeated the United States 6-2, 6-4

October 3, 2025

Ben Shelton missed the opportunity to improve his Turin hopes when he returned to the tour on Friday, when he lost to former World No. 7 in the second round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Belgium won the second place victory of the season with a 6-2, 6-4 victory.

He competed for the first time since Shelton was forced to retire in the third round of the U.S. Open due to a left shoulder injury. [my] Life’. After returning, he dropped slightly, and Goffin made 22 unmandatory mistakes, who beat Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami earlier this year.

Sheldon has a 37-19 tour record in 2025 and made his best tennis ball on the hard court this year, according to Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. The 22-year-old won his Virgin ATP Masters 1000 title on Toronto grounds and reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open.

Sheldon’s hard work means he arrives in Turin with 3,720 points in the PIF ATP live match and debuted in the Nitto ATP final in November. However, in the coming days, left-handers can now surpass Alex de Minaur (3,355) in seventh place and Lorenzo Musetti (3,345) in eighth place.

Shelton is currently 1,005 points ahead of No. 10 Felix Auger-Aliassime, the first player outside No. 8, and the remaining 9th Jack Draper of the year is ranked 9th for the rest of the time due to injury. Oscephalus – Aliassime plays Chengdu champion Alejandro Tabilo in Shanghai opener.

Goffin saved all three breakout points against Shelton at Shelton and led the sixth seed 2-0 in the Lexus ATP Head2head series. The 34-year-old, who is a two-time Shanghai quarterfinals, played Gabriel Diallo in the third round on Sunday. Canada beat Benjamin Bonzi 6-4, 6-4.