Ben Shelton eliminated out of Paris Masters and ATP Finals contention by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

After winning the Japan Open, the potential was there for Ben Shelton to potentially make it to the ATP Finals, but that has been ended by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Paris Masters.

After a close three set battle, Davidovich Fokina moves into the second round 7-6, 5-7, 6-3. Neither player had any chances to usurp the other in the opening set with only one break point as Shelton failed to convert on the Spaniard's serve.

This proved a bone of frustration as the tiebreak went to the Spaniard and Shelton simply misfired. He jumped out into an early break in the second, but Shelton with his back against the wall broke back and once more sealing the second set.

The fatigue of playing a lot of games simply caught up with him in the end and Davidovich Fokina took his chance to the full.

After winning in Tokyo, Shelton has non stop been playing losing in Vienna and now Paris and it seems like it just got too much as he looked to make it to Turin. While for ADF, it is a second round spot that beckons.