Ben Shelton, a young American tennis player, defeated No. 14 seed Tommy Paul in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday, winning 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 to get to the quarterfinals of the US Open.
Bryan Shelton, father of Ben Shelton is a retired professional tennis player and a college tennis coach from the United States. Shelton achieved career achievements in 1991 and 1992, winning two singles tournaments. Together with Lori McNeil, he also advanced to the 1992 French Open mixed doubles final. On March 23, 1992, the right-hander rose to the world’s 55th position on the ATP Tour, which was also his highest doubles position.
Recently, Ben Shelton talked about his father and team during a conversation: “We don’t panic over here. I stole him away from the university this year. I’m really thankful to have all these guys. My dad is up there. 1 of the Florida coaches.. my mom, sister, friends. Thank you all for the part that you play in this.”
Ben Shelton on his dad & his team at US Open:
“We don’t panic over here. 😂 I stole him away from the university this year. I’m really thankful to have all these guys. My dad is up there. 1 of the Florida coaches.. my mom, sister, friends. Thank you all for your part that you… pic.twitter.com/Qx4oT34lxO
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 3, 2023
Shelton at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.47, the American owns an overall 18-22 win-loss record in 2023. Shelton is now competing at the U.S. Open where he toppled the world no.66 Pedro Cachin 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, the world no.81 Dominic Thiem 7-61 1-0 ret., the world no.77 Aslan Karatsev 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0 and the world no.14 Tommy Paul 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4.
Ben Shelton will play the world no.10 Frances Tiafoe in the quarter. They have never played each other until now in top competitions.
