Ben Shelton lost a tough but very enteraining match i nShnghai against an inspired Sebastian Korda. During the match, the American sensation hit his head with the racket. Even if he was clearly hurt, Ben managed to finish the match without medical attention.

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Ben Shelton in 2023

Currently ranked no.20, Shelton played his last match on the 12^th of October when he was overcome by world no.26 Sebastian Korda 6-7(10) 6-2 7-6(6) in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).

This season Shelton achieved a composed 23-24 match record. Ben Shelton’s most significant achievement of the present year was getting to the semifinal in the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open.

He is also scheduled to play in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) on the 23rd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.

Korda in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2023

Now the world no.

26, Korda owns an overall 26-13 record in 2023. The American is now playing in Shanghai where he bested the world no.186 Bu Yunchaokete 6-1 6-4, the world no.3 Daniil Medvedev 7-6⁸ 6-2, the world no.21 Francisco Cerundolo 7-5 7-6⁶

and the world no.20 Ben Shelton 6-7¹⁰ 6-2 7-6⁶.

Sebastian Korda will take on the world no.17 Hubert Hurkacz in the semifinal. Their record is 1-1.

Sebastian was the runner-up in Adelaide (Adelaide International 1) and in Astana (Astana Open).

He is also scheduled to play in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 23rd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.

Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda played each other only 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Korda. When they played, Sebastian Korda won 6-7(10) 6-2 7-6(6) in the quarter in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 12^th of October 2023.