Ben Shelton defeated Dan Evans in his Acapulco debut with a stunning comeback victory of 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(5), following in the footsteps of his father, Bryan Shelton.
Bryan advanced to the Mexican Open quarterfinals in 1994. With the victory on Monday, his son has moved one step closer to accomplishing the same thing.
Thirty years after his father’s quarterfinal run, Tennis TV greeted Shelton’s victory in Acapulco with great anticipation. On social media, they posted a picture of the two players along with the words, “Like father, like son.”
Shelton reshared the post in his Instagram stories and wrote: “Been a little minute.”
Shelton also expressed his appreciation to the fans for turning out in numbers to see him in Acapulco. He conveyed the desire to give positive energy to the city following Hurricane Otis.
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Shelton in Acapulco, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently the world no.17, the American has an overall 8-4 win-loss record in 2024. Ben is now playing in Acapulco where he toppled the world no.41 Daniel Evans 2-6 7-5 7-65 and the world no.42 Matteo Arnaldi 7-61 3-6 6-3.
Ben Shelton will come up against the world no.11 Casper Ruud in the quarter on Thursday at 9:00 pm on ESTADIO. Their head to head is 1-1.
Shelton will play next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
