Ben Shelton has stated that, if he meets the criteria, he will probably not attend given that the Paris Olympics overlap with the beginning of the US Open swing.
Shelton stated that the scheduling made competing in the Olympics unappealing for a player like himself; however, he hasn’t decided on the tournament just yet.
According to the young American’s current plans, he wouldn’t be staying in Europe after Wimbledon.
Shelton expressed his thoughts recently and said: “Yeah. I thought about it a lot. I’d say now I’m leaning towards not going this year if I were to make it. I think it’s tough on the tennis schedule this year. I’ll be in Europe for two months leading up to Wimbledon and then, you know, I want to prepare and get ready for the US Open. So having to go back to Europe to play on clay, a different surface, you know, kind of messes up a few lead-up tournaments to the US Open that I would play if I wasn’t playing the Olympics.”
Shelton expressed his desire to compete in the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. He further added: “But, you know, 100% I would want to play in LA in 2028, which is on the same side of the world as the US Open and on the same surface but I guess we’ll just see. Who knows what will happen this summer?”
Ben Shelton says he might skip the Olympics due to the scheduling
“Have you thought of the Olympics at all? Is that in your mind?”
Ben: “Yeah. Definitely thought about it a lot. I'd say now I'm leaning towards not going this year if I were to make it. I think it's tough in the… pic.twitter.com/t969WOX5oZ
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Shelton in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWLWWWLWL Currently the world no.16, Ben has managed to achieve a composed 9-5 win-loss record in 2024. Ben is now having a run in Indian Wells where he bested the world no.81 Jakub Mensik 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Ben Shelton will take on the world no.22 Francisco Cerundolo in the 3rd round on Sunday at 8:00 pm on STADIUM 1. They have never competed against each other as of now in top tournaments.
Shelton is scheduled to play next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 18th of March.
