20-Year-Old Rising American Tennis Prodigy Faces the Wrath of Fans as Flop Show Continues in Atlanta

Ben Shelton shocked the world with his incredible Australian Open run at the start of this year. He secured back-to-back wins by defeating more experienced players than him. The American reached the quarter-final of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Though Tommy Paul defeated him, the world expected Shelton to shine in the upcoming tournaments. But all did not go well as expected. The young American bagged more defeats than wins, which disappointed the ones who had high expectations of him.

In his recent match at Atlanta Open, Juncheng Shang defeated Shelton in his second round, and the American did not even win a set against him. Fans were not pleased with this and showed their disapproval of Shelton on social media.

Tennis fans went wild over the play of Ben Shelton as they made their opinion clear

Journalist and tennis commentator Jose Morgado shared the results of Shelton’s recent match. He praised Shang, who is just 18 years old, stating the win as his best so far in his career. Morgado also reminded the Tennis community about the American’s recent wins at the first Slam of the year.

The Tennis commentator tweeted, “18yo Juncheng Shang beats #41 Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-4 to reach the 2nd round in Atlanta. Best win of his career. So it’s Dante Bottini (Shang’s coach) vs. Kei Nishikori in R2! Shelton won back to back matches just once at ATP level in 2023: at the AusOpen…” The tweet attracted many Tennis enthusiasts as they firmly believe Shelton is not as good a player.

One Tennis fan revealed that he is relieved to get rid of a scammer. The tweet read,

A Tennis page urged Shelton to do better as it analyzed his game against Shang. He tweeted,

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Another fan tweeted that he and even Coco Gauff are the most overrated players. He said,

Another community of fans also made their disappointment clear. They even shared that the American’s losing streak has finally opened the eyes of the world. After his best career winning streak, Shelton is now in his worst phase ever.

The young American gathers a bunch of dislikes even before his career took off

People clearly are frustrated with the attention Shelton is receiving. They desire the American to be less hyped as he has less to offer for the sport now.

A user posed a question about whether the American will continue to gain more attention. The tweet said,

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Another user tweeted that the 20-year-old is occupied in his own world and compared his shots to Denis Shapovalov. The tweet said,

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A Tennis follower disclosed how he feels about Shelton, and it is not positive at all. He tweeted,

The one-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist could not go past the second round in most of his matches. In the recent Wimbledon Championships, he lost in the first round in doubles and returned home in the second round in Singles. The same happened in Atlanta Open. He could not get past the second round. It is yet to be witnessed whether Shelton proves them all wrong with a stunning comeback.