Overview

• Shelton advanced to the last 16 with a straight-sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Italian qualifier Matteo Gigante
• At 22, he became the fourth-youngest American man to reach the fourth round at all four Grand Slam tournaments
• His run completes the first trio of US men—joining Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul—to reach Roland Garros’s second week since 1995
• Carrying an 8-4 clay-court record this season, he credits TNT’s expanded coverage and Venus Williams’s commentary for energizing American players
• He will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who boasts a 17-1 record on clay this year, in a pivotal fourth-round match