Davis Cup Roundup: Ben Shelton Falls, Leaves U.S. Tied with Czechs
Lehecka won in 1 hour, 34 minutes as the best-of-five tie moved to doubles and reverse singles.
- On Friday, the United States and the Czech Republic split the opening two singles matches in Prague during second-round Davis Cup qualifying.
- Learner Tien gave the United States an early lead by defeating Jakub Mensik 6-2, 6-4, before Jiri Lehecka leveled the series by beating Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-4.
- Action concludes Saturday with three matches, starting with a doubles contest featuring United States' Christian Harrison and Austin Krajicek against Czech opponents Adam Pavlasek and Patrik Rikl.
- Elsewhere, Canada holds a 2-0 lead over France in Quebec City, while Austria and Belgium split their matches in Vienna.
- These Davis Cup series determine the seven teams joining defending champion Italy in the final stage, held in Bologna, Italy, from Nov. 24-29.
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Prague . Ben Shelton, a brand-new runner-up of the United States Open, suffered with his loo and succumbed yesterday 6-4, 6-4 to Jiri Lehecka, number 24 of the world rankings, bringing the Czech Republic to 1-1 with the representative of the bars and stars in the last round of qualifying for the Davis Cup Final 8.
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Davis Cup roundup: Ben Shelton falls, leaves U.S. tied with Czechs
Ben Shelton, back in action after reaching the U.S. Open final last week, lost his Davis Cup match Friday as the U.S. team split the opening two singles matches with the Czech Republic in Prague during the opening day of second-round qualifying.
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Ben Shelton Loses to Jiri Lehecka as Davis Cup Tie Ends Day One...
Jiri Lehecka beat Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-4 as Czechia and the United States ended the first day of their Davis Cup qualifier tied 1-1 in Prague. #tennis, #daviscup, #benshelton, #jirilehecka, #learnertien, #czechia, #unitedstatestennis, #flyingeze
Lehecka won Shelton by 6-4 and 6-4 in the O2 Arena, in PragueLehecka beat Shelton in Prague and Rune wins on the lap in the Davis Cup qualifiers
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