Ben Shelton: Rising Star of American Tennis

Rich potential and unique self-confidence. That is what Ben Shelton transmits every time he jumps onto a tennis court and what allows him to live a dream moment. After inaugurating his record of titles on clay by proclaiming himself champion at the ATP 250 Houston 2024, he comes out with the best ranking of him and ensures that he is the best American.

There are many ways to reach the elite, but the one chosen by Ben Shelton It is one of the most special that has been seen in recent times. After becoming NCAA champion in 2022 with the Florida Gators, having enrolled in the university adventure, he began to test himself in some professional tournaments, in which he achieved such good results that they led him to make the leap to professionalism. The first time he left the United States in his life was to be a quarterfinalist in Australia, and he has conquered the elite in a period of time as small as his personality and talent are great.

Very cool pic. And if you look closely, four years after Ben’s dad Bryan won in ‘92, Casper’s dad Christian won in 1996. ????

— Jimmy (@Racquettechie) April 8, 2024

Mentored by his father, Bryan Shelton, once 55th in the world, good old Ben burns through stages in his progression with unusual speed and forcefulness. One of his pending subjects from last year, his first on the circuit, was clay. He finished the European tour with a record of 1-5 in ATP tournaments, going so far as to go down to the ATP Challenger Tour to win two matches that failed to give him the expected confidence. The title of him this week in the ATP 250 Houston 2024 It shows that he can do well on this surface, even though there are differences between North American and European clay.

Fritz became American No. 1 on November 8, 2021.

That’s 126 weeks. Predated and outlived the 1000 pts from Indian Wells 2022.

Deserves a ton of respect.

— Gill Gross ????️ (@Gill_Gross) April 8, 2024

– Ben Shelton is a strong candidate to break into the top-10 soon

The confidence with which he will present himself in the next tournaments will be enormous, after winning a title, registering the best ranking of his career (14th in the world) and ensuring that he will appear in the classification next Monday, April 15, as the best american player, beating Taylor Fritz. This is an honor reserved for tennis players who really have something special. It only remains to see if he is capable of transferring these good feelings to the Old Continent.

Two great inspirations. Congrats to you guys for a memorable week and making history.

— James Blake (@JRBlake) April 8, 2024

2024-04-08 06:50:04
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