Ben Shelton is out of the Miami Open after falling to an inspired Lorenzo Musetti at the Masters 1000 event. Shelton has become one of the most entertaining and watchable players on the ATP Tour in the last 12 months. This was after a breakthrough 2023, which saw the 21 year old reach the US…
Getty Images Fourth-round spots at the Miami Masters will be up for grabs when Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton take the court on Monday. Alcaraz awaits a blockbuster matchup with Gael Monfils, while Shelton runs into Lorenzo Musetti.(1) Carlos Alcaraz vs. Gael MonfilsAlcaraz and Monfils will be going head-to-head for the second time in their…
Ben Shelton had a rather short grass season last year, which is why he’s opting to start it early this year. Shelton’s game looks like a natural fit on grass, but he didn’t look great last year. It’s not a huge surprise because he hasn’t really played much on grass, and it is a surface…
The proverbial second week of the Indian Wells Masters gets underway in round four, and it will begin with a bang in the form of Jannik Sinner vs. Ben Shelton. Carlos Alcaraz and Fabian Marozsan are also on the Tuesday schedule.(16) Ben Shelton vs. (3) Jannik Sinner Nobody has been able to beat Sinner this season,…
Is Jannik Sinner literally unbeatable right now? Maybe, maybe not. But one thing is for sure: Sinner remains undefeated in 2024 for the time being. The third-ranked Italian improved to 13-0 this season by beating Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-0 in round two of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday afternoon. “I felt like it was…
What was arguably the marquee matchup on Friday’s order of play did not disappoint, as Ben Shelton beat fellow top prospect Jakub Mensik 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in round two of the BNP Paribas Open. Shelton smacked eight aces and bombed one serve at 150 mph while advancing after exactly two hours. This marks the first…
Getty Images Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner kicks off his Indian Wells bid against Thanasi Kokkinakis on Friday, while American upstart Ben Shelton takes on the surging Jakub Mensik in a second-round battle of rising stars. (3) Jannik Sinner vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis Jannik Sinner might not be the top-ranked tennis player in the world (he…
The 2024 Eisenhower Cup Presented by Masimo, a Tie Break Tens event, was played on Tuesday night with 8 teams vying for honours in the fast-paced, knockout-style single elimination competition in front of a packed house on Stadium 2. I’m actually on a pretty good mixed doubles run now after the US Open. Whenever you…
Getty Images Casper Ruud has played a lot of tennis in Mexico over the past two weeks. Last Saturday in Los Cabos he played both the singles final and the doubles semis (lost both to Jordan Thompson). Now he is making a quick turnaround in Acapulco and his trip to the quarters included a tough…
Ben Shelton is enjoying his time in Acapulco so far, notching two wins, but a third one will require a lot more from him because he’s facing Casper Ruud. Ruud famously spoiled last year that Los Cabos is moving to earlier in the calendar by confirming that he’ll play that event and the Mexican Open…
