After withdrawing from the US Open with a shoulder injury, Ben Shelton ’s return to form was anything but smooth. Yet Paris feels reborn. In R32 against Cobolli, Shelton lit up La Défense Arena with his trademark firepower, storming past Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 7-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters . However, after his opening-round triumph, the 23-year-old admits the growing weight of chasing ATP Finals glory.

Now at a career-high world No. 6 and sitting sixth in the ATP Race to Turin, Shelton has virtually sealed his debut at the prestigious ATP Finals. With no points to defend in the season’s finale, he stands poised to close 2025 inside the world’s top five, a stunning rise for a player whose path this year has been anything but linear.

After his win, Shelton opene

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