In a showdown between rising stars, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame American Ben Shelton in four sets (7-6 [8], ...

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz secured his 100th tour-level victory on clay by defeating American Ben Shelton in a ...

No great feat, at a glance, but Shelton rode the wave of confidence generated by that dogged 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) result all the way to the final—beating some fine clay competitors along the way.

Different. And now that the clay swing is here, Shelton is once more cutting against the grain, moving on to Rome and the Italian Open as he treats a third-round loss in Spain last week as just ...

Shelton also was two points from defeat twice in the tiebreak. He has reached his fourth career final and second on clay after winning in Houston last year.