Newly minted World No. 4 Ben Shelton has withdrawn from the Laver Cup and will be replaced by fellow American Brandon Nakashima.
Shelton reached the finals of the US Open in New York, which upped his workload to 17 matches during the North American hardcourt summer swing. He is also representing the United States in the Davis Cup this week in Czechia.
The 25-year-old Nakashima is enjoying a career-high ranking of 16 as he participates in his first Laver Cup. The California native who played one year at the University of Virginia recently reached the final of the Canada Open, where he lost to Shelton, and the semifinals at the Cincinnati Open…
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