Ben Shelton wasted a match point in the fifth set against qualifier Otto Virtanen at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/wimbledon-2026-serena-williams-speaks-about-her-first-singles-match-in-nearly-four-years-23637826" rel="nofollow">Wimbledon</a> in what the fourth-seeded American called &ldquo;one of the toughest losses of my career.&rdquo;
Shelton was eliminated 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (9) on Tuesday, losing in Round One at SW19 for the first time in his career.
Shelton, 23, led 8-5 in the 10-point tie-breaker against his 140th-ranked opponent and had match point at 9-8 but made an unforced error and then lost the next two points.
&ldquo;I put myself in a great position to win at the end. [But] he came up with the goods. He played aggressively, and didn&rsquo;t make mistakes. Any ball I left semi-hanging, he was ripping a winner,&rdquo; said Shelton, who reached the last eight here last year.
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Wimbledon 2026: Ben Shelton was eliminated 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (9) on Tuesday, losing in Round One at SW19 for the first time in his career

Wimbledon 2026: No.4 seed Ben Shelton shocked by Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen

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Shelton was eliminated 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (9) on Tuesday, losing in Round One at SW19 for the first time in his career

Wimbledon 2026: No.4 seed Shelton shocked by Finnish qualifier Virtanen

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