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Goffin Upsets Returning Shelton 6-2, 6-4 at Shanghai, Pressuring Shelton's ATP Finals Bid

The American's first match since a left‑shoulder layoff leaves his sixth-place position in the Race to Turin less secure.

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USA’s Ben Shelton hits a return to Belgium’s David Goffin
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Overview

  • David Goffin beat sixth seed Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters second round in the American’s first match since retiring from the US Open with a left shoulder injury.
  • Play was briefly halted by rain on the Stadium court before resuming under the roof, and Goffin broke soon after the restart.
  • Shelton finished with 22 unforced errors to Goffin’s 11, failed to convert any of three break points, and now trails Goffin 0-2 in their head-to-head.
  • Shelton arrived in Shanghai sixth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin on 3,720 points, and the defeat opens the door for Alex de Minaur and Lorenzo Musetti to move past him.
  • The win is Goffin’s second over a top-10 opponent this season after Carlos Alcaraz in Miami, and he will face Gabriel Diallo in the third round.