Shelton crashes out in five-set thriller as stylish Fritz cuts a dash and cruises through

Last year’s quarter-finalist beaten in first round Queen’s champion, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, also out Of the 18 Americans who began the men’s singles – the most of any nation – perhaps the most excitement surrounded Ben Shelton. A quarter-finalist at Wimbledon last year, the left-hander won his first grass-court title in Stuttgart earlier in June and, with one of the best serves in the game, seems made for the surface. On Tuesday the No 4 seed duly lost in the first round, beaten 6-4, 3-6, 6...

By Simon Cambers at Wimbledon