Fritz y Shelton, los mejores de EEUU en el ranking, disputarán la final del Abierto de Dallas – Chicago Tribune

FRISCO, Texas, USA. (AP) – Pre-seeded top-ranked Taylor Fritz sold out the weekend to Marin Cilic in racing sets, as second-ranked Ben Shelton moved back ahead of camp defender Denis Shapovalov, who once listed a Dallas Open final between the world’s top two states.

Fritz scored 22 aces in his 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) victory, while Shelton finished his match with a brilliant crosscourt winner as he hit three quiébre points early in the second set. So, he finds himself in a trio by 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

28 years ago, Fritz sits seventh in the world, two places behind Shelton, coming off an appearance in the Australian Open final that ended with a defeat of Italian Jannik Sinner in a series of runs.

A 10-time ATP Tour campaigner, Fritz shared the trio with Shelton in his first duels. Shelton arrives in the championship final with three titles under his belt.

“I’m saying this is the final I want to see?” said Shelton, who taunted the winners to fans at the American Football Technical Stadium, which is also a Dallas Cowboys training camp at the club’s headquarters. “Estoy superemocionado por ce duelo”.

Shelton recovered after losing the first set in the second straight match, having defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the quarterfinals.

The 23-year-old fell down a set and faced three match points with the scorer 1-1 in the second half when the winner crossed with the game running. Later, there were two game points with Shapovalov’s sack, the preclassified September, and he made the second one to force the partial decision.

Shelton won three of the last four points in the disarray, and secured the victory with another straight winner.

Fritz had three set points in the distraught first and three partido points in the second before Cilic, who was unseeded.

The Abierto de Estados Unidos 2024 finalist reached first with his third consecutive ace, after Cilic saved both set points.

One of the other double faltas of Cilic – Fritz does not come – gives him to luck a temporary opportunity in the second helpless. Fritz earned his first starting spot while the build-up to the 2014 USA tournament camp was very long.

Cilic, for 37 years, used his power to get out of various complicated moments in a match with 38 aces. Croatia, who bought his victory number 600 in individuals in his career, saved the five points of someone in contra, while Fritz did not end up in his third victory with four enfrentamientos with Cilic.

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