Ben Shelton keeps on rising in the live rankings. The upcoming American player goes up 32 places in the live rankings to break into the top 200 following his win over Lorenzo Sonego. Ben will face a huge hurdle in his next match when he faces Casper Ruud.
Carlos Alcaraz, Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune are still the best players in the live rankings aged under 21.
Listen to that roar 🤗
19-year-old American Ben Shelton notches his first Masters 1000 victory, 7-6(5) 3-6 7-5 over Lorenzo Sonego.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/mBZhwmHaS9
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 16, 2022
Shelton in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.229 (career-high), the American has a 18-6 match record in 2022. Shelton is competing in Cincinnati where he overcame the world no.56 Lorenzo Sonego 7-65 3-6 7-5.
Ben Shelton will compete against the world no.5 Casper Ruud in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on Porsche Court. In the past, they have never competed against each other until now in top tournaments.
Ben was the finalist in the Rome Challenger and in the Chicago Challenger.
Alcaraz in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
WLLWLWWWWW Now ranked no.4 (career-high), Alcaraz owns a composed 43-8 match record in 2022. The Spaniard is now competing in Cincinnati where he defeated the world no.72 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.17 Marin Cilic in the 3rd round. Their current record is 1-1.
The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid. Carlos was the runner-up in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).
The Spaniard won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start from the main draw on the 29th of August.
Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz have never played each other.
Lorenzo Musetti in 2022
At the moment ranked no.33, Musetti played his last match on the 16th of August when he lost to world no.152 Borna Coric 7-6(2) 6-3 in the 1st round in Cincinnati (draw).
This season Musetti has a 29-19 record. Musetti conquered 2 titles in 2022 in the Forli 6 Challenger and in Hamburg.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in 2022
Now ranked no.29, Rune played his last match on the 15th of August when he was overcome by world no.11 Cameron Norrie 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Cincinnati (draw).
This season Rune has a 29-23 match record. Holger conquered 2 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger and in Munich.
Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune have never played each other up to now on the main tour.
