{"id":192296,"date":"2025-09-30T12:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/192296\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:56:07","slug":"ben-shelton-on-shoulder-recovery-i-wouldnt-show-up-unless-i-thought-i-was-ready-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/192296\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shelton on shoulder recovery: ‘I wouldn’t show up unless I thought I was ready’ | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Shelton
\n Shelton on shoulder recovery: ‘I wouldn’t show up unless I thought I was ready’<\/p>\n

American will face Goffin or Muller in his opening match at ATP Masters 1000 event<\/p>\n

September 30, 2025<\/p>\n

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Ben Shelton is set to compete for the first time since he retired at the US Open due to a shoulder injury.
\n By Sam Jacot<\/p>\n

One month ago, Ben Shelton<\/a> left the Arthur Ashe<\/a> stadium with tears in his eyes and his towel over his head. The American was forced to retire from his third-round match against Adrian Mannarino<\/a> at the US Open<\/a> due to a left shoulder injury with the score level at two sets apiece.<\/p>\n

Shelton, who described the pain as the \u2018worst ever in his life\u2019, returns to Tour at the Rolex Shanghai Masters<\/a>. But how is the shoulder feeling four weeks on?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is getting there,\u201d Shelton told ATP Media on Tuesday when discussing his shoulder injury. \u201cAs any injury, it takes time to recover. I wouldn\u2019t show up to a tournament unless I thought I was ready and that is why I skipped a few, but I should be ready to go now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shelton owns a 37-18 tour-level record in 2025, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index, and has produced some of his best tennis on hard courts. The 22-year-old won his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title on the surface in Toronto and also reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shelton\u2019s hard work has pushed him to sixth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin with just six weeks to go until the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> commence. The lefty is on 3,710 points, 1,005 points ahead of 10th-placed Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a>, who is the first player outside the Top 8 cut, with ninth-placed Jack Draper<\/a> sidelined for the rest of the year due to injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very excited,\u201d Shelton said when referencing his position in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. \u201cIt is the first time I have put myself in a good position at this point in the year to make Turin. Hopefully I get a couple more good results and get over the line. I am happy with the way I have played this year and with what I have been able to do. I am not done, I have more things I want to accomplish this year and let\u2019s see where we are in a month’s time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shelton, who is aiming to make his debut at the prestigious year-end event in Turin, will face David Goffin<\/a> or Alexandre Muller<\/a> in his opening match in Shanghai. The 22-year-old is a former quarter-finalist at the Masters 1000 event and this year is seeded sixth. As a reward for his Top 8 seeding, Shelton has his own individual locker room.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get the peace and quiet,\u201d Shelton said. \u201cI waste a lot of time speaking to different people in the locker room, so I guess it is a good thing for me to be able to focus and get in and out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shelton is joined in Shanghai by World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, defending champion Jannik Sinner<\/a> and four-time winner Novak Djokovic<\/a>. The event runs from 1-12 October.<\/p>\n

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