Ben Shelton's determined to close the tennis gap to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz this year

The 23-year-old is the ASB Classic's top seed - looking to win a maiden Auckland title on his fourth attempt.

Shelton beat Sinner in their first meeting in 2023, but the Italian has won the next eight matches without dropping a set.

The American has lost all three of his matches against Alcaraz.

What does he need to do for a sniff?



Shelton has his first match starting at 11.30am against Francisco Comesana .

Second seed Casper Ruud and fifth seed Cam Norrie will also feature on centre court at separate times today.

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