Ben Shelton blows big Wimbledon chance with shock first-round exit

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2026-06-30

London (PA Media/dpa) - Fourth seed Ben Shelton crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round after "one of the toughest" losses to Otto Virtanen, but snapped back at talk of a favourable side of the draw. Shelton squandered match point and a great opportunity for a deep run at the All England Club after he went down to world number 140 Virtanen to suffer a second consecutive early grand slam exit. American Shelton had gone out in the second round......

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