Ben Shelton broke his own record for the fastest serve timed at the US Open 2023, and Coco Gauff responded to the serve.
In the fourth round of the US Open, Shelton faced off 14th seed Tommy Paul. Shelton defeated him 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 to go to his second Grand Slam quarterfinal and first at Flushing Meadows.
The 20-year-old broke his own record for the fastest serve so far during the US Open 2023 with a 149 mph ace during the match. In response to Ben Shelton’s serve, Coco Gauff added a rocket emoji to her Instagram stories.
When questioned about his reaction to his 149 mph ace, Ben Shelton responded that he needed to adjust paces since keeping serve was more important to him than the speeds.
Shelton discussed it during an interview and stated: “Being able to change paces is something that’s really important for me. I saw the 149 on the screen. Yeah, that’s cool, but I’m also not out there to chase the miles per hour. I’m trying to effectively hold serve.”
Gauff at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WWLWWWLWWL Now ranked no.6, Gauff has achieved an overall 42-13 win-loss record in 2023. Coco is now having a run at the U.S. Open where she ousted the world no.121 Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-2 6-4, the world no.63 Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-2, the world no.32 Elise Mertens 3-6 6-3 6-0 and the world no.623 Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 3-6 6-1.
Coco Gauff will compete against the world no.21 Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter. Their actual head to head record is 1-1.
The American has won 3 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington and Cincinnati.
Coco won 5 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Shelton at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.47, the American has a 18-22 record in 2023. Shelton is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he ousted 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 square off with the world no.10 Frances Tiafoe in the quarter. They have never competed against each other as of now in top tournaments.
Tommy Paul in 2023
WLWWWWWWWW Ranked world no.14, Paul played his last match on the 3rd of September when he surrendered to world no.47 Ben Shelton 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 4th round in the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this year Tommy has a 40-21 win-loss record. Tommy Paul’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Acapulco, the Aix En Provence Challenger and Eastbourne.
Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul |
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