{"id":86915,"date":"2025-08-16T09:34:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T09:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/86915\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T09:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T09:34:18","slug":"the-text-that-ben-sheltons-dad-sent-about-him-during-the-cincinnati-open-which-proves-that-hes-so-hungry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/86915\/","title":{"rendered":"The text that Ben Shelton\u2019s dad sent about him during the Cincinnati Open which proves that \u2018he\u2019s so hungry\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ben Shelton is currently enjoying an unprecedented run of form, having claimed the title in Toronto and not slowed down.<\/p>\n

He continues to carve through the competition, and is now set to face Alexander Zverev for a spot in the Cincinnati Open<\/a> semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Whilst every year since his breakthrough has been impressive, this feels like a real watershed one for the 22-year-old, claiming the biggest trophy of his career to date in preparation for the final Grand Slam of the year, in his home country.<\/p>\n

Ben Shelton<\/a> is guaranteed support, and his energetic, enthralling brand of tennis will only add to the atmosphere whenever he steps on court.<\/p>\n

\"BenPhoto by Shelley Lipton\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n

However, what seems to have really shone through in recent weeks is his desire to win, and the lengths he is willing to go to achieve that.<\/p>\n

Just by showing up in Cincinnati, after a gruelling week of action in Canada, emphasises this.<\/p>\n

What Bryan Shelton said about Ben Shelton\u2019s desire to win<\/p>\n

However, it is what Shelton has done since playing in Cincinnati that has really stunned these pundits, with Lindsay Davenport and Nick Monroe both lauding their compatriot.<\/p>\n

After all, he is once again making matches against tough opponents look like simple victories, and that is a skill in itself.<\/p>\n

One piece of insight, offered by Monroe, actually delved into how Bryan Shelton, father and coach of the new world number six, has even been taken aback by his son\u2019s work ethic.<\/p>\n

He revealed, speaking on the Tennis Channel Live<\/a> podcast: \u201cTo go along with that, I was texting with his dad earlier this morning, and I said, \u2018How is he feeling?\u2019 And he goes, \u2018Well, he went back out to practice after being Bautista-Agut yesterday,\u2019 and he said, \u2018That was Ben\u2019s doing.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the one who wanted to go hit balls, and he\u2019s so hungry. You know, he talked about winning there in Toronto the next day, he was here practising already the next day, here at night, but he wanted to hit balls after the match to get used to the heat. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo to go along with it, he\u2019s so hungry right now, and it\u2019s great to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

This came after Davenport pinpointed what\u2019s impressed her most about Shelton<\/a> over the last two weeks.<\/p>\n

Ben Shelton is part of the US Davis Cup superteam<\/p>\n

As he continues his fine form, Shelton has also seemingly agreed to be a part of America\u2019s Davis Cup team, due to take part in the competition in September.<\/p>\n

He is a part of a supremely strong line-up for the US, including the likes of Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.<\/p>\n

They will compete in the qualifiers against a strong Czechia side, also comprising stars like Jakub Mensik and Jiri Lehecka.<\/p>\n

\"FrancesPhoto by Maja Hitij\/Getty Images for Laver Cup<\/p>\n

However, given the strength in depth that Shelton and his compatriots boast, it\u2019s worth wondering if anyone can beat them.<\/p>\n

Should they win, they will then advance to the eight-nation Davis Cup Finals, held in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ben Shelton is currently enjoying an unprecedented run of form, having claimed the title in Toronto and not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86916,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[431,59890,37370,99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-86915","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ben-shelton","9":"tag-bryan-shelton","10":"tag-cincinnati-open","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}