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American Ben Shelton heads to the Australian Open after losing in the Auckland quarterfinals
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FILE - Ben Shelton of the U.S. plays a forehand return to Jannik Sinner of Italy during their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 24, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Eighth-ranked Ben Shelton was knocked out of the ATP 250 tournament in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday in a quarterfinal spread over two days because of rain. The top-seeded Shelton lost 7-5, 6-3 to Sebastian Baez of Argentina, who is unseeded and ranked 39th. Shelton led 1-0 in the second set on Thursday night when torrential rain caused the match to be suspended.