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Wild Card Kym Knocks Out Top Seed Shelton

Jérôme Kym, a Swiss wild card ranked 222nd, beats the world No. 4 for the biggest win of his career and plays Jiří Lehečka next

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Swiss wild card Jérôme Kym, ranked 222nd, knocked out top seed Ben Shelton 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(1) in the second round of the Swiss Indoors Basel.

Kym, 23, was two points from victory in the second set, but Shelton forced a tiebreak and took it. Kym served for the match twice in the third set and was broken each time before winning the final tiebreak 7–1.

Beating the world No. 4 was the biggest win of Kym's career. Kym said he had just tried to play his best and create chances on the court.

His quarterfinal opponent is eighth seed Jiří Lehečka, who beat Daniel Altmaier 7–5, 6–4.

In other second-round matches, Valentin Vacherot beat third seed Rafael Jodar 7–6(4), 2–6, 7–6(5), second seed Arthur Fils beat Alex Michelsen 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(5), and sixth seed Taylor Fritz beat Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 6–3.

Jérôme Kym, a Swiss wild card ranked 222nd, beat top seed Ben Shelton 6⁠–⁠3, 6⁠–⁠7(4), 7⁠–⁠6(1) in the second round of the Swiss Indoors Basel.

Kym, 23, beat the world No. 4 for the biggest win of his career.

He came within two points of the match in the second set before Shelton forced a tiebreak and won it. In the third set Kym twice served for the match and was broken both times, then won the deciding tiebreak 7⁠–⁠1.

"He is No. 4 in the world," Kym said. "Just tried to play my best to get some chances to create something on the court."

Kym plays eighth seed Jiří Lehečka in the quarterfinals. Lehečka beat Daniel Altmaier 7⁠–⁠5, 6⁠–⁠4.

In the other second-round matches, Valentin Vacherot beat third seed Rafael Jodar 7⁠–⁠6(4), 2⁠–⁠6, 7⁠–⁠6(5), second seed Arthur Fils beat Alex Michelsen 4⁠–⁠6, 6⁠–⁠3, 7⁠–⁠6(5), and sixth seed Taylor Fritz beat Denis Shapovalov 6⁠–⁠4, 6⁠–⁠3.

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