Ben Shelton proved too much for Frances Tiafoe once again, dispatching him in straight sets and cutting short his latest campaign at the Washington Open. Having now lost three of his last four encounters with Shelton,

Ben Shelton hasn't run into any trouble yet on the hard court in Washington, D.C., setting up a quarter-final match with Francis Tiafoe.

Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe met in the quarter-final of the home ATP 500 event in Washington. The younger American scored a 7-6, 6-4 victory in an hour and 57 minutes, beating his good friend for the third time in four duels.