Alanta-born Ben Shelton out at Wimbledon
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Ben Shelton doesn’t get much time off. The tennis star tells me the longest he’s gone without touching a tennis racket is 10 days, and he’s only had one six-week break between competitions since going pro in 2022.
Ben Shelton's Wimbledon moment was overshadowed when BBC reporter Andrew Castle misidentified his girlfriend, Trinity Rodman, as "Tiffany" and repeatedly mentioned her estranged father, Dennis Rodman.
Shelton is at the beginning of what many people feel could be a great tennis career. However, he has yet to win a major title. This thought is not lost on the young man from Florida, whose father made it to the round of 16 at Wimbledon in 1994 and is the former tennis head coach at the University of Florida.
Ben Shelton's time as a quarterback helped developed his arm strength and produced one of the best serves in tennis at Wimbledon.
Ben Shelton's girlfriend hit out at the BBC for their commentary during her boyfriend's Wimbledon game after they called her the wrong name and mentioned her estranged father
Ben Shelton has told Wimbledon umpire Alison Hughes to “keep an eye” on Lorenzo Sonego during their spicy fourth-round clash. The flashy Italian took the first set 6-3 over the 10th seed and Shelton started complaining about how long Shelton was taking to serve.
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Ben Shelton's public plea for his sister to get some extra time off from her job at investment bank Morgan Stanley so she could remain at Wimbledon to cheer for him has worked.
Marton Fucsovics will also be hard-pressed to deal with Shelton’s A-game, but the Hungarian can be a nightmare to deal with in best-of-five tennis, and his record at Wimbledon is much better than you’d think for a player ranked 107th in the world.