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Washington Post
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Shelton falls onto his stomach and still wins the point at the French Open
PARIS — Ben Shelton played one of the best and most unorthodox shots at the French Open so far when he won a point one-handed after falling flat on his stomach on Friday. The 13th-seeded American was serving at 3-0, 15-0 in the second set against Italian qualifier Matteo Gigante on Court Simonne-Mathieu. Gigante looped the service return, and Shelton hit a forehand from behind the baseline, lost his footing and fell onto his stomach. Somehow, he managed to crawl for a few centimeters (inches) and stick out his left arm to get the next ball back over the net and in. Shelton then jumped to his feet and returned Gigante's big forehand with a two-handed backhand which landed near the Italian's feet. That prompted Gigante to try a volley but it hit the net and gave Shelton the point. Gigante gave Shelton, who had rushed to the net, a friendly hand check. Shelton joked about how he made the shot. 'It was because of my lack of good clay court movement I fell on my face, and so that's why I hit the ball from the ground,' he said. 'I wish I could say I dove for that, but I had already fell on my face before the ball was arriving.' Shelton won the third-round match 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 and was preparing for an on-court interview when he got into more unexpected bother, from an insect. 'Sorry, there was a bee on me,' he said. The bee came back moments later and Shelton readied his fists as if to box it away. ___ AP tennis:
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shelton falls onto his stomach and still wins the point at the French Open
Ben Shelton of the U.S. returns the ball to Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. celebrates winning against Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Italy's Matteo Gigante, left, and Ben Shelton of the U.S. congratulate each other during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. reacts as he plays Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. reacts as he plays Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. returns the ball to Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. celebrates winning against Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Italy's Matteo Gigante, left, and Ben Shelton of the U.S. congratulate each other during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. reacts as he plays Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) PARIS (AP) — Ben Shelton played one of the best and most unorthodox shots at the French Open so far when he won a point one-handed after falling flat on his stomach on Friday. The 13th-seeded American was serving at 3-0, 15-0 in the second set against Italian qualifier Matteo Gigante on Court Simonne-Mathieu. Advertisement Gigante looped the service return, and Shelton hit a forehand from behind the baseline, lost his footing and fell onto his stomach. Somehow, he managed to crawl for a few centimeters (inches) and stick out his left arm to get the next ball back over the net and in. Shelton then jumped up onto his feet and returned Gigante's big forehand with a two-handed backhand which landed near the Italian's feet. That prompted Gigante to try a volley but it hit the net and gave Shelton the point. Gigante gave Shelton, who had rushed to the net, a friendly hand check. Shelton won the third-round match 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 and was preparing for an on-court interview when he got into more unexpected bother, from an insect. 'Sorry, there was a bee on me,' he said. The bee came back moments later and Shelton readied his fists as if to box it away. ___ AP tennis:
Associated Press
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Shelton falls onto his stomach and still wins the point at the French Open
PARIS (AP) — Ben Shelton played one of the best and most unorthodox shots at the French Open so far when he won a point one-handed after falling flat on his stomach on Friday. The 13th-seeded American was serving at 3-0, 15-0 in the second set against Italian qualifier Matteo Gigante on Court Simonne-Mathieu. Gigante looped the service return, and Shelton hit a forehand from behind the baseline, lost his footing and fell onto his stomach. Somehow, he managed to crawl for a few centimeters (inches) and stick out his left arm to get the next ball back over the net and in. Shelton then jumped up onto his feet and returned Gigante's big forehand with a two-handed backhand which landed near the Italian's feet. That prompted Gigante to try a volley but it hit the net and gave Shelton the point. Gigante gave Shelton, who had rushed to the net, a friendly hand check. Shelton won the third-round match 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 and was preparing for an on-court interview when he got into more unexpected bother, from an insect. 'Sorry, there was a bee on me,' he said. The bee came back moments later and Shelton readied his fists as if to box it away. ___ AP tennis:
New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
'Immature' Tsitsipas looking for solutions after earliest French Open exit in seven years
PARIS: Former French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas blamed his own immaturity for a shock second-round loss to qualifier Matteo Gigante of Italy on Wednesday and said he would need to go back to the drawing board to get his career back on track. The 26-year-old Greek, a six-time Grand Slam semi-finalist, was outclassed by his opponent, ranked 167th in the world, in a 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 defeat for his earliest exit in Paris since 2018. He has now won a meagre two matches in total in his last four Grand Slams. "I feel like my focus kind of faded away for quite a bit (during the match) and I wasn't fully present in the moment," Tsitsipas told a press conference. "I seemed to be playing immature sometimes during the match and obviously I'm not extremely happy about that. "I would describe that immaturity, not knowing how to handle those situations a little bit more conservative and not so impulsive." The Greek, once considered a future Grand Slam champion, is ranked 20th in the world – the lowest he has been in almost seven years – and following Wednesday's loss he will drop outside the top 20 for the first time since 2018. The 2021 French Open finalist has been struggling for the better part of two years and, apart from his surprise win in Dubai two months ago, he has not made it past the quarter-finals in any other tournament this season. "I don't want to use any excuses or anything like that, so my entire focus is on how can we come to solutions, solve certain things," he said. "It's a constant puzzle. I'm ambitious, and I want to prove it on the tennis court. Things have definitely changed over the last couple of years, and I know that I find myself in a completely different position now," he said. "I just need to use my experience a little bit more wisely. My experience sometimes kind of stabs me, instead of utilizing it in a more professional and profound way."
The Age
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Tsitsipas slumps to sad seven year low
Stefanos Tsitsipas went out in the second round, losing 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to unseeded Matteo Gigante for his earliest exit at Roland-Garros since 2018.
