Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton will take on each other in the round of 64 matchup of the 2023 Indian Wells Masters on March 12.
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Taylor Fritz hasn’t been in good touch lately and has been losing all the recent tournaments he has played in. He will be adamant to make a change in fortune and perform well at the ongoing Indian Wells Masters. He couldn’t make it past the second stage mark in any of his last tournaments, losing to Shopavalov at the Vienna Open, to Gilles Simon at the Paris Masters, and to Poyrin at the Australian Open. At the ATP World Tour Finals, he beat Auger-Alliassime and Nadal to make it to the semis only to lose to Djokovic. At the Dallas Open, he made it to the semi-finals where he lost to Wu Yibing, and right after that, he lifted the Delray Beach Open beating the likes of Kecmanovic, McDonald, Mannarino, and Gomez on the way.
Ben Shelton had made a great end to the last year by winning championships for fun during the last couple of months. He won the US Charlottesville Challenger and the Knoxville Challenger back to back. He also won the US Challenger Campaign beating the likes of Vukic, Kovacevic, Gunneswaran, Quinn, and Ozolins on the way. But to the start of the new year, he couldn’t carry his form to the Adelaide International 1 losing right in the first qualifier to James Duckworth. He made it to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open where he lost to Tommy Paul and at the Delray Beach Open and the Mexican Open, he got knocked out right in the first round. In the ongoing Indian Wells, He beat Fognini in the first-round matchup by 6-4, 6-1.
| Taylor Fritz vs Ben Shelton | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | March 12, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Tournament | Indian Wells Masters |
| Stage | Round of 64 |
| Time (India) | 4:30 A.M. |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| E. Gomez | 6-4, 6-3 (W) |
| Y. Wu | 7-6, 5-7, 4-6 (L) |
| M. Giron | 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 (W) |
| J. Sock | 7-6, 6-4 (W) |
| A. Popyrin | 7-6, 6-7, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6 (L) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| F. Fognini | 6-4, 6-1 (W) |
| H. Rune | 7-6, 4-6, 2-6 (L) |
| M. Giron | 4-6, 4-6 (L) |
| T. Paul | 6-7, 3-6, 7-5, 4-6 (L) |
| J.J. Wolf | 6-7, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 (W) |
Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton have never faced each other in the past.
Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton will take on each other in the round of 64 matchup of the 2023 Indian Wells Masters on March 12.
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