ATP French Open R16: Carlos Alcaraz vs Ben Shelton
🧠 Form & Context
🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz
- Title momentum: 18–1 on clay in 2025, cementing his status as the pre-tournament favorite.
- Mini scares, major poise: Dropped sets to Marozsan and Dzumhur, but always recovered—showing composure when it matters.
- Grand Slam consistency: 10–1 in Slam R16s, including a perfect 3–0 at Roland Garros.
- Room to grow: Minor mid-match lapses still appear—but so far, they've been non-costly.
🇺🇸 Ben Shelton
- Milestone reached: First-ever R16 at Roland Garros—now has second-week Slam runs on all four surfaces.
- Power-centric game: Clay isn’t his natural fit, but he’s adjusted impressively to the slower surface.
- Big-match mentality: Quarterfinalist at two US Opens and one Australian Open—thrives under spotlight.
- American elite: Youngest U.S. player to make the R16 at all four majors since Pete Sampras (1992).
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