Ben Shelton ends Dominic Thiem’s Grand Slam career with a straight-set win at the US Open

Ben Shelton made the semifinals of the US Open last year and hopes to go deep at Flushing Meadows once again.

Ben Shelton ends Dominic Thiem’s Grand Slam career with a straight-set win at the US Open

Dominic Thiem and Ben Shelton (via SuperSport)

13th seed Ben Shelton advanced to the second round of the US Open after defeating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. This was one of the most anticipated matches when the US Open men’s draw was released.

Shelton hit eight aces and won 91% of his first-serve points. Additionally, he converted five of his 11 break-point opportunities.

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Shelton conceded only eight points on his serve throughout the match and allowed just one break point. The American youngster and Thiem were tied at 4-4 in the first set. However, once Shelton broke Thiem in the tenth game of the set, it was one-way traffic from thereon.

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Dominic Thiem’s US Open fairytale ends

Dominic Thiem‘s Grand Slam career ended on the opening day of the 2024 US Open after a straight-sets loss to Ben Shelton. The Austrian won only four of the last 18 games in his final Grand Slam match.

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Dominic Thiem with his US Open trophy (Image via Vogue)

Thiem announced his retirement earlier this year, citing his inability to recover from a wrist injury as the primary reason for his decision. He sustained the wrist injury during the grass-court season of 2021, just nine months after winning his lone Grand Slam title at the US Open.

Thiem has won 17 career titles. Besides his US Open victory, his other major title was the 2019 Indian Wells Masters, where he defeated Roger Federer in the final.

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