Rublo Andrey Rublev vs The Mountain Ben Shelton | Bastide Médical UTS Nîmes 2025

Watch the highlights of Bastide Médical UTS Nîmes quarter-final 2025, Rublev - Shelton ( 18-11, 20-7, 11-14, 19-7)

The biggest crowd in UTS history packed into Arena de Nimes on Friday to see two-time champion Andrey “Rublo” Rublev defeat Ben “The Mountain” Shelton by three quarters to one – and secure his place in the semi-final of Bastide Medical UTS Nimes.
8,000 fans cheered as Rublev recovered from a slow start to emerge victorious, 18-11, 20-7, 11-14, 19-7 – and benefited from new coach Marat Safin in his corner, surprisingly using a lot of serve-and-volley to good effect.

Shelton played his final bonus card with thirty seconds remaining in a desperate effort to close the gap, but Rublo was once more the sharper player. Indeed, Rublev also played four of his bonus cards to his own advantage.

The quarter-finals:
Rublev d. Shelton : 18-11, 20-7, 11-14, 19-7
De Minaur d. Humbert : 15-14, 13-12, 17-9
Ruud d. Popyrin : 17-13, 20-6, 16-10
Machac - Monfils : 16-10, 8-19, 19-7, 18-10.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Sensational Shelton slice
0:12 - First Quarter
2:40 - Second Quarter
5:06 - Third Quarter
7:58 - Fourth Quarter

Full rankings and results on http://uts.live

UTS, the brainchild of celebrated coach Patrick Mouratoglou, is an innovative, fast-paced competition, designed to showcase tennis to both historical and new audiences. UTS differs from standard tennis rules, increasing the speed of play and the way that the game is displayed to the fans.

UTS differs from standard tennis rules, increasing the speed of play and the way that the game is displayed to the fans:

Timed matches : each match lasting between 40 and 50 minutes each
Matches divided into 8-minute quarters, not sets
First to win three ‘quarters’ wins
15-second shot clock between points
No second serve
Players can be coached from the bench at all times.
Coaches mic’d up during the matches and players mic’d up during changeovers
Fans can be as loud as they want during - and between - points, no more silence!
Players can choose a 3-point ‘bonus’ card to use during the match, e.g., next point counts for three points
If two quarters each, a sudden death fifth quarter - with the goal of winning two consecutive points - will be played

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