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09/17 06:46 CDT US Open runner-up Ben Shelton withdraws from Laver Cup and is
replaced by Brandon Nakashima
US Open runner-up Ben Shelton withdraws from Laver Cup and is replaced by
Brandon Nakashima
LONDON (AP) --- U.S. Open runner-up Ben Shelton withdrew from the Laver Cup and
will be replaced by 16th-ranked Brandon Nakashima on Team World, organizers
announced Thursday.
No reason was given for Shelton's withdrawal but he's slated to play Davis Cup
for the United States in the Czech Republic starting on Friday --- less than a
week after losing to Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open final.
Shelton is up to a career-high No. 4 in the rankings after reaching his first
Grand Slam final.
It will mark Nakashima's Laver Cup debut. He joins Alex de Minaur, Taylor
Fritz, Alexander Bublik, Learner Tien and Francisco Cerundolo on Team World,
which has Andre Agassi as its captain.
Yannick Noah's Team Europe features Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Flavio Cobolli,
Rafael Jodar, Jakub Mensik and Casper Ruud.
The Laver Cup, which is modeled after the Ryder Cup, is scheduled for the O2
arena in London Sept. 25-27.
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