Arthur Gea beat Ben Shelton 7-6, 7-6 in the round of 32 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters to advance to the next round. The result was reported by api.tennis.
Decided in the tiebreaks
Both sets went to tiebreaks, and Gea came out on top in each one. He took the opening set and then sealed the win in the second, not allowing Shelton to take the match to a deciding set.
Before facing Shelton, Gea beat Jaime Faria 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 and Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in Shanghai. Unlike those matches, he did not need a deciding set this time. Shelton beat Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-6 in the previous round.