Mallorca Open: Jubb stuns Shelton to reach semi-finals
Paul Jubb edged out Ben Shelton 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8) on Thursday evening. He’ll play Austrian Sebastian Ofner in the next round
Qualifier Paul Jubb moved into the last four of the Mallorca Open by edging out American Ben Shelton, the top seed, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8) at Mallorca Country Club.
Jubb, ranked No 289, will play Austrian Sebastian Ofner next.
In the previous rounds of the Mallorca tournament, Paul Jubb defeated German qualifier Maximilian Marterer (6-1, 6-2) and Australian qualifier Adam Walton (6-0, 6-3).
Shelton, ranked No 14, won against Australian Rinky Hijikata (6-4, 6-0) in the previous round of the Mallorca tournament.
Mallorca ATP 250, other last-eight results (Mallorca Country Club, grass, EUR 932.135, most recent results first):
- Sebastian Ofner beat Alex Michelsen: 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Gael Monfils (6) beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Alejandro Tabilo (4) beat Jakub Mensik: 6-4, 6-4
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