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Shelton upset by Finnish qualifier Virtanen at Wimbledon

Published 30 June 2026

Fourth-seeded American Ben Shelton suffered a stunning first-round exit at Wimbledon on Tuesday, falling to Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen in a dramatic five-set marathon. The match, which lasted four hours and 21 minutes, concluded with a tense final-set tiebreak on Court No. 2 at the All England Club.

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