Shelton d. Ruud

Shelton beat Ruud 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the fourth round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Shelton won 120 of 221 points (54%). Shelton hit 14 aces to 9 and won 83% of points behind the first serve (52/63) against 66% for Ruud. Shelton converted 3 of 11 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Ruud converted 1 of 3. Ruud double-faulted 6 times. Winners to unforced errors: 55–45 for Shelton, 23–33 for Ruud. The match was played on hard in Australia.