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According to veteran player Pam Shriver, Ben Shelton had a fantastic US Open, and she enjoyed seeing the gesture from a rising star.
Ben Shelton didn’t have a lot of expectations when he arrived in New York. His previous weeks were generally disappointing due to his poor play and lack of match victories. Despite his reputation for participating in the most important matches, nobody really expected him to make a significant contribution to the event.
He performed admirably, winning a few of games, and advanced to the second week before being defeated by Novak Djokovic. Not just his tennis, but also his celebration had a significant impression on the media.
Because it was so well-liked, some athletes began to follow the trend, including Novak Djokovic. The Serbian had a variety of ways to celebrate over the years, but this time, after defeating Shelton in a fierce fight, he imitated Shelton’s celebration.
It developed into a small controversy, which former player Pam Shriver recently discussed. She cherished the competitive aspect of it as well as Shelton’s overall contribution to the sport.
Shriver expressed her thoughts about the young player in a podcast and said: “It’s a combination of a young fresh face and the bold personality you know. He was part of one of the most controversial moments, a couple of them at the US Open when he hung up when he answered the phone call against Tiafoe, and then Djokovic kind of turned the tables and did the same thing. Still, it was it’s kind of like cool for tennis to be like in the trash-talking elite of athletes, why not.”
Ben Shelton in 2023
Ranked no.20, the American played his last match on the 12th of October when he lost to world no.26 Sebastian Korda 6-7(10) 6-2 7-6(6) in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
This season Shelton owns a 23-24 record. Ben Shelton’s best accomplishment of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open.
He is also scheduled to play in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) on the 23rd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.