Shelton d. Karatsev

Shelton beat Karatsev 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the third round at the U.S. Open - New York. Shelton won 107 of 191 points (56%). Shelton hit 26 aces to 2 and won 86% of points behind the first serve (49/57) against 75% for Karatsev. Shelton converted 6 of 10 break points and saved 1 of 2 faced; Karatsev converted 1 of 2. Karatsev double-faulted 15 times. Winners to unforced errors: 38–15 for Shelton, 31–33 for Karatsev. The match was played on hard in United States.