Ben Shelton described his Wimbledon first-round defeat to Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen as “one of the toughest losses” of his career.
The fourth seed became the biggest casualty of the first round as he lost a fifth-set tiebreak to the world No 140, losing 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(8), 6-2, 7-6 (11-9) after more than four hours on the court.
