ATP French Open R1: Ben Shelton vs Lorenzo Sonego
🧠 Form & Context
🇺🇸 Ben Shelton
- 🎾 Bonus Swing: Clay remains his weakest surface, but reaching the final in Munich—with a win over Cerúndolo—was a breakthrough.
- 📉 Momentum Cooled: Lost in R3 of Madrid to Mensik and R1 of Rome to Munar, failing to build on his Munich momentum.
- 🌍 Grand Slam Pedigree: Slam results fuel his rise to World No. 13, with a QF at the Australian Open 2023 and a SF at the US Open 2023.
- 🇫🇷 Still Searching in Paris: 0–1 debut in 2023, R3 in 2024—Roland Garros is the only Slam where he hasn’t made the second week.
🇮🇹 Lorenzo Sonego
- 🚀 Fast 2025 Start: Reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open—where he lost to Shelton—and made a QF in Marseille.
- 📉 Regression to Inconsistency: Just two wins since mid-February; enters Roland Garros with a 9–12 season record.
- 🏆 Clay Comfort: Roland Garros is his best Slam—multiple second-week runs and a 4–2 career record in R1 matches here.
- 🎯 Better Clay Résumé: Defeated Shelton in Paris last year and brings a more complete clay-court toolkit with better rally tolerance and variety.
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