Ben Shelton claimed his first top-five scalp on Wednesday when he defeated Casper Ruud in Cincinnati with a rather straightforward 6-3 6-3 scoreline. The 19-year-old from the US stunned the local crowd with some unbelievable shot-making.
Ben hit the hot shot of the tournament in the last game of their match when he lobbed Casper with an incredible tweener.
Enjoy the view.
Shelton in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.229 (career-high), Ben achieved a 19-6 match record in 2022. Ben is playing in Cincinnati where he beat the world no.56 Lorenzo Sonego 7-65 3-6 7-5 and the world no.5 Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3.
Ben Shelton will take on the world no.11 Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round on Thursday at 8:00 pm on STADIUM 3. They have never played each other so far in top tournaments.
The American got to the final in the Rome Challenger and in the Chicago Challenger.
Shelton will compete next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw on the 29th of August thanks to a wild card.
Casper Ruud in 2022
LWWWWWWWWL Currently ranked no.5 (career-high), the Norwegian played his last match on the 17th of August when he surrendered to world no.229 Ben Shelton 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (draw).
Currently, during this year Casper has managed to achieve a compiled 38-15 match record. The Norwegian clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, in Geneva and in Gstaad. The Norwegian was the runner-up in Miami and at the French Open.
Ruud has scheduled to play next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 29th of August.
Ben Shelton and Casper Ruud fought against each other just on 1 occasion. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton. When they played, Ben Shelton won 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 17th of August 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
