Ben Shelton beat his doubles partner Arthur Fils at the Swiss Indoors on Saturday and will face another Frenchman, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, in the final. No. 6-seeded Shelton defeated No. 7 Fils 6-3, 7-6 (9), recovering from 6-3 down in the tiebreak of their semifinal. “I served really well, and I had to because I...
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Swiss Indoors tie suspended due to fog as star uses towel to clear the air
Play was suspended before a match could even get underway at the Swiss Indoors after fog filled the court. Ben Shelton and Andrey Rublev completed their warm-up but couldn’t start their quarter-final because of the bizarre interruption. The American attempted to clear the mist with his towel but there was an eight-minute wait to get...
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Roger Federer snubbed by home tournament Swiss Indoors after row with organisers
Roger Federer appears to have been snubbed by the Swiss Indoors in his hometown of Basel, with speculation rife that he has fallen out with tournament organisers. The tennis icon won the tournament a record 10 times during his playing days, with his final triumph coming at the 2019 edition. Federer is widely regarded as...
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Shelton’s awkward response after fan proposed to him during Swiss Indoors match
Ben Shelton got more than he bargained for at the Swiss Indoors as a fan proposed to him mid-match. The world No. 23 was a game away from victory in his first-round match at the Swiss Indoors when a fan shouted out, asking Shelton to marry her. It didn’t go down too well with the...
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Huge umpire blunder at Swiss Indoors as player floored after being hit by ball
Ben Shelton was the beneficiary of a major umpire blunder at the Swiss Indoors in Basel after he was awarded a point that should’ve gone the way of Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The Argentine had been drawn against Shelton in the tournament’s first round and was locked in a ding-dong battle with the sixth seed. Shelton...
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Federer excites fans with social media clip as Swiss icon teases Laver Cup talks
Roger Federer has jokingly teased a potential return to the Laver Cup squad. The retired Swiss star co-created the team tournament seven years ago and was a member of Team Europe four times. Now back to enjoy tennis and complete his behind-the-scenes duties, Federer said he might speak to captain Bjorn Borg about getting back...
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Tennis news today: Hopman Cup cancelled for 2024, to return in 2025
This year’s Hopman Cup has been postponed until 2025 because of its proximity to the Paris Olympics, the International Tennis Federation said on Tuesday. The mixed team event was due to take place again in Nice after its successful return last year when Croatia beat Switzerland in the final. “With both the Hopman Cup and...