Tokyo loses an old champion and a supreme attraction for fans

Ben Shelton does not have many tournaments won. Just three and one could be listed as “the key to success.” Because it was the first and then the world of tennis placed the consecrated promise sheet.

With its decline, the Tokyo tournament suffers much more than that of an ex -chart (2023). Also that of a player of those who love the public, especially the Asian.

With 3710 points in his name is fifth in the race to the ATP and sixth finals in the world ranking, the American suffered an injury in his favorite tournament, The US Open, and had to postpone his consecutive participations in Laver cup And Asian tour.

Shelton currently has a 720 -point advantage over the ninth classified. But that player is Jack Draper, who finished his season in advance. That means that Felix Auger-Aliassimewith 2705 points, it is its immediate persecutor 1005 less than Ben and even if all the remaining events of this year be lost, it could still be classified.

The shoulder still bothers him. The injury comes at an awkward moment. His search for the maximum season -end tournament is stopped until further notice because he does not give up or still defeated: “Normally, play despite everything and find the way, be it disease or injury. I had never felt like that, so uncertainty made me make a difficult decision.”