“I never felt anything like this before.” Ben Shelton was left devastated at the US Open last month after suffering a painful shoulder injury that abruptly ended his campaign. The setback forced him to retire in the third round, leaving the young American in tears . Since then, the World No. 6 has worked his way back to fitness, returning to the tour in Shanghai — though without much success. But now, it seems he may have finally rediscovered his “rhythm.”

Shelton is competing in his second tournament since recovering from the injury he sustained in New York. In the Round of 32 at the ATP 500 event in Basel, he faced Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak, who pushed him to the limit. Majchrzak claimed the first set in a tiebreak, but Shelton refused to back down. Showing grit and determination

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