You can’t do much when your opponent outplays you. So much so that the last thing you can do is vent your angst on the court. Taylor Fritz felt it on Wednesday night at the Centre Court. His compatriot and World No.7 Ben Shelton hardly gave him room to make a comeback in a dominating one-sided duel. The Wimbledon semifinalist didn’t have any comeback to the 22-year-old’s dominating serves and commanding baseline shots. Eventually, he could only do one thing – react, express, let it out, let it go. You get the gist.
Fritz was seen expressing his uncontrollable frustration with his racket when it was all said and done. After he committed a double fault towards the end, the match went in favor of Shelton. The World No.4 just smashed his racket onto his legs. And with such force that it broke into pieces. Shelton snagged the victory with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-3.
BEN SHELTON is an ATP 1000 FINALIST
6-4 6-3 vs Taylor Fritz
Arguably the best match he’s played from start to finish without a single dip
Flawless display of patience, variety, serving,
cracking backhands, and consistent depth
2 Top 10 wins in a row pic.twitter.com/4a0a1o8ve3
— TennisONE App (@TennisONEApp) August 7, 2025
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