Ben Shelton and Team World celebrated their incredible Laver Cup victory on Sunday in Vancouver. However, the 20-year-old American tennis star is in trouble now after he made headlines in the competition after pushing his side to win.
Morgan Riddle, Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend, recently gave a brief description of Team World’s victory party. But in a twist, she ultimately exposed the notorious conduct of Shelton for all to see. The victorious team’s partners and all of them celebrated with drinks in the locker room after an amazing victory over Team Europe.
She posted a video of her boyfriend Fritz having fun with a drink. Riddle questioned Shelton, 20 years old because he was drinking from a similar champagne glass. Riddle wrote in her Instagram story asking Shelton: “Are you old enough to drink?”
Shelton responded with a sarcastic statement that, despite his age, he might not be permitted to consume alcohol in the US, but “In Canada” he most certainly would.
Ben Shelton in 2023
Now ranked no.19 (career-high), Shelton played his last match on the 22nd of September when he defeated world no.44 Arthur Fils 7-6(4) 6-1 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).
This year Shelton has managed to achieve an overall 20-23 record. Ben Shelton’s best result of the present year was reaching the semifinal in the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open.
He is also scheduled to play in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open). The main draw will start on the 16th of October.
Taylor Fritz in 2023
Ranked world no.8, the American played his last match on the 23rd of September when he overcame world no.6 Andrey Rublev 6-2 7-6(3) in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).
At present, during this year Taylor owns a 50-20 win-loss record. Fritz conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Australia, Delray Beach and Atlanta.
He is also scheduled to play in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open). The main draw will start on the 16th of October.
Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz faced off only on 1 occasion. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Fritz. When they played, Taylor Fritz won 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 11th of March 2023.
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