Shelton crashes out in five-set thriller as stylish Fritz cuts a dash and cruises through

Quarter-finalist from 2025 beaten in first roundQueens Club champion, Francisco Cerúndolo, also outOf the 18 Americans who began the mens singles - the most of any nation - perhaps the most excitement surrounded Ben Shelton. A quarter-finalist at Wimbledon last year, the lefthander won his first grasscourt title in Stuttgart in June and, with one of the best serves in the game, seems made for the surface.On Tuesday the No 4 seed duly lost in the first round, beaten 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (...