A day after wrapping up his second-round Wimbledon match in all of about a minute, American Ben Shelton was almost as environment friendly Saturday towards Marton Fucsovics, profitable in straight units to succeed in the spherical of 16 on the All England Membership for a second consecutive 12 months.
At age 22, Shelton, who made the semifinals of the Australian Open and fourth spherical at Roland Garros, is the youngest American man to make three main round-of-16 appearances in a single 12 months since Andy Roddick did so in 2004, simply after his twenty second birthday.
Shelton additionally turned the fourth American man previously 20 years to win his first three Wimbledon matches in straight units, following Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz in 2022, and Roddick in 2007.
Shelton, who only recently cracked the ATP’s prime 10, and Fritz are the one American males remaining within the draw. They’re on reverse sides, with the fifth-seeded Fritz set to face Australia’s Jordan Thompson on Sunday for a spot within the fourth spherical.
“I had a whole lot of enjoyable,” Shelton stated of the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 win, which he closed out in 2 hours. “It is all the time particular enjoying right here at Wimbledon … Courtroom 1 is a particular courtroom.”
He then added, “I am attempting to make my method to Centre Courtroom — perhaps I will get there in the future.”
Via three matches on the All England Membership, Shelton has performed 6 hours and 41 minutes. His opponent within the subsequent spherical, Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego, performed 5 hours and 4 minutes on Saturday alone, and has spent 9 hours and 49 minutes on courtroom for the match.
Shelton and Sonego final performed on the French Open, with the American profitable in 5 units.
ESPN Analysis contributed to this report.