Ben Shelton has done something no other American has been able to do in almost 23 years, since before he himself was even born—reach a clay-court final above ATP 250 level.
The 22-year-old battled past Francisco Cerundolo in Munich on Saturday afternoon, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, to reach the final of the ATP 500 clay-court event.
The last American man to reach a clay-court final above ATP 250 level was Andre Agassi, when he won the Masters 1000 event in Rome in May of 2002.
Shelton was born five months later, in October of 2002.
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