Canadian Open champion Shelton was locked in an entertaining contest with Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the day's opening match on Louis Armstrong Stadium when his tournament suddenly unravelled.
Carlos Alcaraz will aim to reinforce his status as the new all-court monarch of men's tennis with a third successive Wimbledon title
Carlos Alcaraz is only the second man since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of his first five Grand Slam singles finals after Swiss great Roger Federer.
Novak Djokovic was given an early scare but continued his bid for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon trophy and standalone 25th Grand Slam title by beating Italian Flavio Cobolli.
And as we celebrate the Swiss champ's decorated career on his 36th birthday, here are some sharp, inspiring quotes from the man, who dresses even sharper, and is classy as they come...
And as we celebrate the Swiss champ's decorated career on his 36th birthday, here are some sharp, inspiring quotes from the man, who dresses even sharper, and is classy as they come...
'I don't have much time to celebrate. I have doubles tomorrow in London, in Queen's.'
In his first Wimbledon final the 23-year-old Sinner will face Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a mouth-watering repeat of their recent French Open humdinger which the Italian lost after battling for more than five hours, squandering three championship points.
Swiss world number two Roger Federer could extend his record grand slam tally to 20 if he remains fit and motivated, according to his coach Paul Annacone.
On a recent sojourn to the Swiss Alps, Lakshmi Sharath just happened to meet Roger Federer :-)
Roger Federer has pulled out of the Rio Olympics and said he will miss the rest of the season as he needs "more extensive rehabilitation" following knee surgery earlier this year if he wants to prolong his career.
Novak Djokovic is bidding to become only the third man in history to win 100 ATP titles.
Novak Djokovic says he is still hunting more career milestones as he prepares for his 20th Wimbledon bidding to match Roger Federer's record of eight men's singles titles.
Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open men's singles final on Sunday.
Together, the two young stars have now claimed seven out of the last eight Grand Slam titles.
The 23-year-old has dropped 17 games in his three matches at an average of less than two per set, in an ominous warning to his rivals for the title.
Factbox on Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Italian world number one Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(10-2) in the French Open final on Sunday to win his fifth Grand Slam title.
'I try to stay calm on the day of my event. I don't think too much about it. I just focus on giving my 100%. I try to stay relaxed, eat good food, and rest well.'
Roger Federer will kick off his 20th season as a professional at the Hopman Cup next year, returning to the international team tournament in Perth for the first time since he teamed up with his now wife Mirka in 2002.
French Open champion Gauff is in line for a clash with fellow American Jessica Pegula.
Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer,
We bring you five achievers who are proof that 35 is the new 25.
John McEnroe finds it hard to envisage Roger Federer adding to his record 17 Grand Slam titles and believes the Swiss maestro is showing signs of slowing down.
On Monday, the Polish eighth seed found her grasscourt wings to fly into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a soaring 6-4, 6-1 victory over Danish 23rd seed Clara Tauson.
Sinner prepares for sleepless night after dramatic loss to Alcaraz at French Open
Carlos Alcaraz said he could hold his head high despite being unseated from his Wimbledon throne by Jannik Sinner on Sunday and the Spaniard praised their hot rivalry for being several notches higher than the others on the men's tour.
Novak Djokovic battled from a set down to clinch his 100th tour-level title by beating Polish sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6(2), 7-6(2) at the Geneva Open on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic admitted reality was beginning to bite after the Serb was unable to bridge a 15-year age gap in a Wimbledon semi-final drubbing against Italian Jannik Sinner on Friday.
Eyeing a sixth Grand Slam title, the Spaniard was eventually too strong for the metronomically consistent Fritz, whose biggest weapons were still not damaging enough to unsettle the second seed under a fiery sun on Centre Court.
Switzerland's Roger Federer, who has been hampered by back problems, has been named to play in the second singles rubber of the Davis Cup final against France's Gael Monfils on Friday, organisers announced on Thursday.
'I believe that tennis or every sport needs rivalries. This could be potentially one of them, but there are amazing players coming up.'
The tennis great posted a selfie with Swift on Instagram with the caption: 'In my Swiftie era.'
Novak Djokovic has almost fully recovered from the injury that ended his Australian Open campaign in the semi-finals.
Kubica won the race in his fifth attempt, his first three in the second tier LMP2 category, to become Poland's first overall winner since Le Mans was first staged in 1923.
Djokovic is the last member of the "Big Four" still standing and the Serb said he wanted to continue giving to the sport.
Roger Federer sees light at end of dark tunnel.
...And Alcaraz continues hat-trick quest
Roger Federer held firm against a furious fightback from fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, edging his former apprentice 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 in a Melbourne Park classic to reach the final of the Australian Open on Thursday.
The loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, says Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra, meant Roger Federer's wait for a record-equaling seventh title at the All England Club just got longer, while his aura at the venue received yet another battering.
Alexander Zverev will be third seed for the French Open but the 28-year-old German's prospects of winning his first Grand Slam title in Paris are not looking especially bright.
