Ben Shelton, the U.S. Open finalist, has been knocked out of the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters after losing to 21-year-old Frenchman Arthur Gea in the third round with a score of 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) on Sunday. Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday by winning his first match in Shanghai but faced three match points at 6-3 during the second-set tiebreaker, with Gea converting on his first opportunity.
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In other third-round matches on Sunday, ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur defeated Rei Sakamoto 7-6 (6), 6-4, and 26th-seeded Karen Khachanov overcame Adrian Mannarino with a score of 6-2, 6-4. Meanwhile, top-seeded and U.S. Open champion Alexander Zverev was set to play a night match against Quentin Halys. Jannik Sinner, the number one-ranked player, withdrew from the tournament earlier in the week due to a right knee injury, announcing he would take the rest of 2026 off.