The entire tennis community is eagerly anticipated to witness an American prodigy who is set to make his debut at the forthcoming grass-court event major in London. It is none other than Ben Shelton who has confirmed his participation in the Wimbledon Championships during his breakthrough season. The 20-year-old player reached the top echelons in the men’s circuit after his remarkable campaign at the Australian Open. In the process, he also bagged a huge endorsement deal with the Swiss tennis legend, Roger Federer‘s sports brand, ‘On’.
Now, once again, the currently ranked world No. 35 player has become the center of attention amongst the younger group in London as he has brought his all-American ‘baby’ vibe to Wimbledon. During his visit to the prestigious event, the ATP star donned something special that has been designed by the former tennis ace’s brand.
Ben Shelton is all geared up for the grass-court major event in London
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The American tennis star was joined by his father and coach, Bryan Shelton at the All England Lawn Tennis Club ahead of the grass-court Grand Slam event that is about to get underway soon. It was brought to light when the Wimbledon official channel on Instagram shared a video clip of the father-son tennis duo. In that video, Ben Shelton was involved in a back-and-forth conversation with his father.
Meanwhile, some of the spectators in the background expressed their excitement about Shelton’s participation in Wimbledon. One of them was heard shouting, “Ben Shelton, let’s go, baby! This is your season!”
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It received a hilarious response from the ATP player who jokingly asked, “American for sure, eh?”
His father made it quite clear in his answer that the spectator was indeed one of their countrymen. He said, “Oh yes. Baby…you hear baby, you know it’s an American.”
During his trip to the All England Lawn Tennis Club, the 20-year-old player was also spotted wearing an all-white attire designed by the Swiss tennis legend, Roger Federer’s brand, On. Shelton previously bagged an endorsement deal with the renowned sports brand established by the 20 singles Grand Slam champion.
Apart from having a back-and-forth conversation, the father-son tennis duo also expressed their admiration for the prestigious ground in London.
Shelton also explored the spectacular setting of the ground
The American tennis star was in awe of the spectacular green setting of the All England Lawn Tennis Club during his recent visit. In that video clip, Shelton expressed his admiration for the Wimbledon ground by saying, “This is quite the sight isn’t it,” and he further said, “This is nuts”.
He also asked some hilarious questions while strolling on the prestigious ground of the Grand Slam event in London. Shelton jokingly asked his father, “When you played here, it was the white balls, uh?”
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Bryan answered by saying that they were “yellow,” while they all laughed at that question.
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