Shelton d. Paul

Shelton beat Paul 7-6(4), 6-3 in the quarterfinals at the Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo. Shelton won 70 of 129 points (54%). Shelton hit 14 aces to 2 and won 81% of points behind the first serve (34/42) against 68% for Paul. Shelton converted 2 of 2 break points and saved 6 of 7 faced; Paul converted 1 of 7. The match was played on hard in Japan.