Popyrin's muted Australian Open exit leaves rising star Shelton shining bright

Ben Shelton beats home hope Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-4 World No 89 into last-16 on first trip outside home country Two days ago, Alexei Popyrin left John Cain Arena in tears, having just beaten the world No 9, Taylor Fritz, and equalled his best result at a grand slam by making the third round. If he cried upon leaving the same venue on Saturday night he did not let anybody see it, for as soon as he lost the first of two match points he could not get out of there quickly enough, offering b...