A tennis tournament organization. - Shelton, a co-favorite for the Stuttgart tennis tournament, has withdrawn.
Young American tennis player Ben Shelton (21) has withdrawn from the grass tournament in Stuttgart, leaving as the top-ranked player. He lost to Australian qualifier James Duckworth in the quarterfinals with scores of 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 3:6, despite receiving a bye in the first round. Shelton was the highest-ranked player in the competition after the withdrawal of Alexander Zverev, who reached the finals of the Hamburg French Open. Polish star Hubert Hurkacz (8) and US player Taylor Fritz (12) were also absent from the draw. Only German quarterfinalist Jan-Lennard Struff remains, and he will face off against American player Brandon Nakashima on Friday at 11:00 am to make it to the semifinals. The Weissenhof tournament, worth 812,235 euros, is a warm-up for Wimbledon, set to take place from July 1st to 14th.
