American Ben Shelton, the tournament’s third seed, beat Germany’s Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-6 in the round of 64 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters to advance. The match on the hard courts of the ATP 1000 event was completed in straight sets, 2-0. The result was reported by api.tennis.
How the match unfolded
Shelton won the first set 6-3. Altmaier put up more resistance in the second, which ended 7-6, as the American closed out the match. A third set was not needed.
Rankings and road to the match
According to the rank.tennis rankings, Shelton is No. 4 with 4720 points. Altmaier is No. 66 with 849 points. This was Shelton’s first match at the Shanghai tournament. Before it, he suffered two losses in the Davis Cup Qualifiers: to Jakub Mensik 7-5, 4-6, 3-6 and to Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 4-6. Earlier, the American beat Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in the US Open semifinals.
Altmaier beat Holger Rune 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the first round in Shanghai, coming back after losing the first set. He could not repeat that scenario against Shelton. The opponents had previously played in Hamburg in 2026, where the American won 4-6, 7-6, 6-4.