Shelton Fights Back Past Rinderknech to Set Up All-American Paris Quarter-Final With Paul

Ben Shelton recovered from a set down to beat Arthur Rinderknech 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Thursday and reach the quarter-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters in Paris. The third seed dropped the opening set on Court Central but steadied himself to take the second and then edged a tense deciding tie-break 7-5 to complete the comeback. It is Shelton's eighth Masters 1000 quarter-final, and the win sets up an all-American last-eight meeting with Tommy Paul, who earlier on Thursday beat Frenchman Quentin Halys 7-6 (3), 6-4. The pair's head-to-head stands level at 2-2. Shelton has already secured his place at the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, while Paul is still fighting for one of the last two spots and kept his hopes alive with his own straight-sets win. Rinderknech, playing in front of a home crowd, pushed the American all the way but could not find a way through in the decider. The quarter-final between the two Americans will be played on Friday, with the winner moving a step closer to a first Paris Masters semi-final.