Ben Shelton loved being a Gator, but he's going to US Open as a tennis pro
Ben Shelton playing style. Shelton's big serve is undoubtedly his strongest weapon. In his fourth round Australian Open match against Alexei Popyrin, the American averaged a first serve speed of.
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Ben Shelton's first trip outside his native US almost ended early at the Australian Open. But facing match point against Zhang Zhizhen in the first round, the 20-year-old ripped a serve to prompt a wide return before prevailing several games later in a fifth-set tiebreak.
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Shelton's big serve is undoubtedly his strongest weapon. In his match against Popyrin, the American recorded an average first serve speed of 200.1 km/h, with a top speed of 223 km/h.
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A big-hitting lefty, Shelton is playing in only his second major, with his first grand slam appearance coming at the US Open at the end of 2022. The 20-year-old currently boasts a career-high.
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Stars of AO 2023: Ben Shelton. An Australian Open 2023 journey that began on Court 14 and concluded with a first major quarterfinal was in fact just the second Grand Slam campaign for Ben Shelton, who is now a top-20 star. 18 December 2023. Ten fearless predictions for 2023.
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Ben Shelton rallied from a set down to beat American qualifier Marcos Giron 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-4 at the Japan Open to reach his first tour final. about 77 days ago | Associated Press;
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Shelton, 20, is the best of the bunch. Dripping with raw talent, he is the ultimate late bloomer, a player who puts the lie to the notion that top-tier tennis pros must first be 12- and 13-year.
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Ben Shelton reached his first-ever Grand Slam semi-final, beating compatriot Frances Tiafoe in four sets to set up a meeting with Novak Djokovic. The American lost that match 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4) to end the country's hopes of producing a first home-grown winner of the US Open men's singles title.
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Tennis (2022 Getty Images) Ben Shelton is being called the "future of American men's tennis ". It's a title that will undoubtedly weigh heavy in a nation that hasn't seen men's Grand Slam success since Andy Roddick lifted the US Open trophy in 2003.
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Sitting before me is Ben Shelton, a 20-year-old professional tennis player who, in a matter of months, has risen from U.S. minor league competitions, to playing the world's biggest majors. Ranking outside the top 500 men's tennis players in May 2022, Shelton rocketed to 35 in the world after the Australian Open in January 2023.
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Stats Ranking Personal Career Began playing tennis at age 10 with his father and coach,Bryan, whom he calls his"biggest inspiration." Bryan left the Univ. of Florida after 11 years in June 2023 to travel with Ben on the ATP Tour. Father reached career-high No. 55 in Pepperstone ATP Rankings, winning Newport title in 1991 and 1992.
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Ben Shelton is into the Australian Open quarter-finals after beating China's Zhang Zhizhen, Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry, Australian wildcard Alexei Popyrin and fellow American JJ Wolf
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Ben Shelton (left) has enjoyed a stellar college season in the US. (Getty Images/NCAA Photos: Steve Woltmann) Shelton is a student at the University of Florida, who he represented when he won last.
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Ben's older sister Emma is a senior on the University of Florida women's team and was the only Shelton sibling serious about tennis until Ben quit playing football when he was 11.
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Ben Shelton has become the darling of tennis insiders, the player bubbling just under the game's best with all the attributes of a future champion. At 20 years old, the American youngster.