{"id":4666,"date":"2025-05-25T23:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T23:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/ben-shelton-overtakes-lorenzo-sonego-in-the-first-round-of-the-french-open\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T23:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T23:36:54","slug":"ben-shelton-overtakes-lorenzo-sonego-in-the-first-round-of-the-french-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/ben-shelton-overtakes-lorenzo-sonego-in-the-first-round-of-the-french-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shelton overtakes Lorenzo Sonego in the first round of the French Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PARIS &#8211; Ben Shelton defeated Lorenzo Sonego in his second straight set in the Grand Slam this year, reaching the second round of the French Open on Sunday, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>The 13th seeded American was praised by fans for eagerly swinging his racket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought the crowd was amazing. It was my first time here in the courtroom of Philip Chatelier. I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s not something I&#8217;ll ever forget,&#8221; Shelton said shortly after midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton&#8217;s girlfriend Trinity Rodman &#8211; a daughter of former NBA star Dennis Rodman who played for the US women&#8217;s soccer team and also Shelton&#8217;s father Brian Shelton, who is also his coach, has been praised from the stands.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton defeated Sonego in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Sonego was on good progress this time, but Shelton took a 2-1 lead in four sets, looking back at the game.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton took a medical timeout at the end of that set for treatment of his left ankle. He scored the victory with a sliced \u200b\u200bbackhand that a full stretch sonego hit the net.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Sunday, eighth seed Lorenzomsetti eased to second rounds 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 against German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann<\/p>\n<p>Musetti has at least reached the semi-finals in the past three Masters tournaments in Rome, Madrid and Monte Carlo.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Musetti reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon&#8217;s Grass last year, but hasn&#8217;t reached the quarter-finals in other majors.<\/p>\n<p>Still, he believes he can win the French Open.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0525%2Fr1498287_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0525%2Fr1498287_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0525%2Fr1498287_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0525%2Fr1498287_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I feel I&#8217;m ready to go to the trophy,&#8221; Missetti said. &#8220;I think clay is probably the surface I find most comfortable with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>American players Tommy Paul and Francis Tierfour also advanced on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>12-seeded Paul won 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Elmer Mueller was not ranked 112th.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS &#8211; Ben Shelton defeated Lorenzo Sonego in his second straight set in the Grand Slam this year, reaching the second round of the French Open on Sunday, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. The 13th seeded American was praised by fans for eagerly swinging his racket. &#8220;I thought the crowd was amazing. 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