Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton Face Second Showdown in a Week
Locker Room
June 19, 2026
Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are enjoying the perfect preparation for Wimbledon 2026 – by playing each other again!
And Queen’s Club 2024 champion Tommy Paul notched his seventh straight win there on Thursday.
The American men realise the Wimbledon 2026 title is very much up for grabs – and there could be a new winner.
Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul will all be trying to take Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic down at Wimbledon 2026.
Both Sinner and Djokovic look vulnerable right now. Sinner could be undercooked coming into Wimbledon following his failure to deal with the heat at Roland Garros.
And age appears to be finally a factor in the illustrious career of the great Djokovic, as he prepares for his last big campaign at the All England Cluh.
The Americans are going great guns by comparison. Ben Shelton just won his first title on grass – by beating Fritz in the final at Stuttgart!
And now Fritz has his chance for revenge as the US hot shots clash in the Halle quarter-finals. It’s their second match-up in a week!
Shelton said: ‘It’s a different court but similar tactics. Obviously he’s going to be coming after me hard, as he always does. And it’ll be the same with me coming after him.
‘I’m excited to match up again. We have a nice rivalry going. A lot of really tight matches.’
Taylor Fritz against Ben Shelton would also make for a magnificent match-up on Centre Court at Wimbledon 2026!
And don’t forget that Tommy Paul loves the grass too! He just beat Botic van de Zandschulp for his seventh straight win at Queen’s Club, having had to skip last year.
Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul have all reached at least the quarter-finals at Wimbledon over the last two years.
Wimbledon Debenture Holders can help you witness another dramatic American run in the men’s singles – perhaps all the way to the final!
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