"For fans desperate to see an American man win a Grand Slam for the first time since 2003, Shelton - who broke into the top ten this summer and went on to win the biggest title of his young career earlier this month at the Masters tournament in Montreal - has since emerged as one of the few players who appear capable - just maybe - of breaking Carlos Alcaraz's and Jannik Sinner's strangleholds on Major championships,"
""One of the things we're trying to do is have him feel like he's going up against Jannik or Carlos every time he takes the court,' says his father and coach Bryan Shelton, who himself spent nine years on the ATP Tour before coaching both the 2007 Georgia Tech women's team and the 2021 Florida Gators men's team to NCAA Championships."
Ben Shelton reached the 2023 U.S. Open semifinals at age 20, introducing New Yorkers to one of the game's biggest serves and a memorable victory celebration. He broke into the top ten this summer and won the biggest title of his young career at the Montreal Masters earlier this month. Shelton has emerged as one of the few players viewed as capable of challenging Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, who have split the past seven Major championships. He ran into Alcaraz or Sinner at each of the year's first three Grand Slams, including a recent Wimbledon semifinal loss to Sinner. His father, Bryan Shelton, a former nine-year ATP Tour player who coached NCAA championship teams, retired from collegiate coaching two years ago to coach his son full time, and the partnership has remained unusually steady.
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