Ben Shelton achieved a rare feat by virtue of winning a maiden Atp Tour title at the Japan Open on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Atlanta native defeated Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1 in the Tokyo final to win his first Atp title. Shelton becomes the second-youngest first-time champion on tour in 2023 and will be ranked as high as 14th on Monday in the new rankings.
Of relevance, Ben Shelton joined his father Bryan Shelton in becoming an Atp titlist. They're the fourth father-son pair to win at least one title in singles. Bryan Shelton, who achieved a career ranking of No. 55 during his playing days won back-to-back Atp Tour titles in Newport in 1991 and 1992.
Remarkably, Bryan and Ben Shelton are the third American duo to achieve this feat, after Petr and Sebastian Korda, Phil and Taylor Dent. The other father-son duo who won Atp titles are India's Ramanathan and Ramesh Krishnan.
And from the list,...
The 21-year-old Atlanta native defeated Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1 in the Tokyo final to win his first Atp title. Shelton becomes the second-youngest first-time champion on tour in 2023 and will be ranked as high as 14th on Monday in the new rankings.
Of relevance, Ben Shelton joined his father Bryan Shelton in becoming an Atp titlist. They're the fourth father-son pair to win at least one title in singles. Bryan Shelton, who achieved a career ranking of No. 55 during his playing days won back-to-back Atp Tour titles in Newport in 1991 and 1992.
Remarkably, Bryan and Ben Shelton are the third American duo to achieve this feat, after Petr and Sebastian Korda, Phil and Taylor Dent. The other father-son duo who won Atp titles are India's Ramanathan and Ramesh Krishnan.
And from the list,...
- 10/23/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
London, Nov 12 (Ians) American tennis player Ben Shelton, who is still very early in his pro career, has not let any teachable moment go unlearned as he continues to make big progress on the Atp Challenger Tour.
Following heartbreaking losses in the Rome (Georgia), Chicago, and Tiburon Challenger finals, Shelton was left looking for answers on why he hadn’t lifted a Challenger trophy yet.
“I got to a point where I felt hopeless on the court. Second round of Fairfield and second round of Las Vegas, I felt like I was the one getting attacked. Especially against Ernesto Escobedo [in Las Vegas],” Shelton told Challenger Tour commentator Mike Cation.
“I’m okay with losing, but if I don’t do everything I can competitively to give myself a chance to win, that really upsets me. Coming out of Las Vegas, I was like, ‘That’s never going to happen again’. I’m...
Following heartbreaking losses in the Rome (Georgia), Chicago, and Tiburon Challenger finals, Shelton was left looking for answers on why he hadn’t lifted a Challenger trophy yet.
“I got to a point where I felt hopeless on the court. Second round of Fairfield and second round of Las Vegas, I felt like I was the one getting attacked. Especially against Ernesto Escobedo [in Las Vegas],” Shelton told Challenger Tour commentator Mike Cation.
“I’m okay with losing, but if I don’t do everything I can competitively to give myself a chance to win, that really upsets me. Coming out of Las Vegas, I was like, ‘That’s never going to happen again’. I’m...
- 11/12/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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