Ben Shelton eases past Denis Shapovalov in Shanghai

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No. 14 seed Ben Shelton kept a couple of streaks alive with Friday's 6-3, 7-5 first-round defeat of Denis Shapovalov at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in China.

The 21-year-old American improved to 11-0 in his opening matches at ATP Masters 1000s and Grand Slam events and moved to 3-0 against the Canadian qualifier.

Shelton struck 11 aces and never faced a break point in the 77-mi