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Shelton defeats Giron in Stuttgart

6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(5)

Shelton vs Giron — 2-0 across 2 meetings in this archive

Ben Shelton defeated Marcos Giron 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(5) in the first round of the Stuttgart ATP tournament on grass. Giron took the opening set in a tiebreak, but Shelton leveled the match by winning the second set 6-4 before the two went to a third-set tiebreak, which Shelton closed out 7-5. The win extended Shelton's head-to-head record against Giron to 3-0 across three career meetings.

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Why this one matters

A win in a 1/8 finals match at Stuttgart on grass courts is another data point in the argument Shelton's game keeps making: that first-strike tennis — the serve, the forehand behind it, the forward pressure — holds up week over week, not just on highlight reels.

  • Lost opening set tiebreak 7-6(4)
  • Won decisive third-set tiebreak 7-6(5)
  • Improves to 3-0 head-to-head vs Giron

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