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Arthur Gea beats Ben Shelton to reach Shanghai last 16
Arthur Gea beat American Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Frenchman reached the last 16 at his first Masters 1000 tournament and earned his first win over a Top 10 player.
Both sets went to tiebreaks, and Gea won both.
Gea has risen from No.
241 to No.
56 this season, won his first ATP Tour title in Los Cabos and reached the US Open fourth round.
Shelton, the No.
3 seed and world No.
4, needed a win to qualify early for the ATP Finals in Turin, so he must now wait.
Gea will next play either Francisco Cerundolo or Jakub Mensik.
Arthur Gea beat third-seeded Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) to reach the last 16 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
The Frenchman earned his first win over a Top 10 player in his first Masters 1000 event.
Gea won both tiebreaks in their first meeting and took 90 of the match’s 169 points.
The loss delayed Shelton’s qualification for the ATP Finals.
Gea will face the winner of the match between Francisco Cerundolo and Jakub Mensik.
- Who
- Frenchman Arthur Gea beat American Ben Shelton.
- What
- Gea won in straight sets to reach the last 16 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
- When
- Sunday night; the article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- The Rolex Shanghai Masters in Shanghai, China.
- Why
- The match was part of the tournament’s round of 32. A reason for the result is not stated.
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Gea was ranked No. 241.
Gea went 12-2 at Tour level.
Gea beat Shelton in two tiebreak sets to reach the Shanghai last 16.
- Match score
- Gea won 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3)
- Gea’s ranking
- World No. 56
- Shelton’s seed
- No. 3
- Points won
- Gea took 90 of 169 points
- Next opponent
- Winner of Francisco Cerundolo vs Jakub Mensik
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