Indian Wells 2024: Ben Shelton Issues an Apology to Caroline Wozniacki for Catching Her Off Guard at Eisenhower Cup

A lucky escape for Caroline Wozniacki! Ben Shelton‘s tricky kick serve almost hit the 33-year-old Danish tennis star on her head during their semifinal clash at the Eisenhower Cup during the early hours of Wednesday morning. The 21-year-old American tennis sensation has recently issued an apology to Wozniacki for catching her off guard during the one-night Tie Break Tens.

The 2024 Eisenhower Cup presented by Masimo featured 16 top-ranked ATP and WTA players at Stadium 2 in Indian Wells Tennis Garden. It serves as a good warm-up event ahead of the mega battle at the BNP Paribas Open. Guess who won the battle?

Ben Shelton makes an apology to Caroline Wozniacki for a dangerous shot

Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro defeated Holger Rune and Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals of the Eisenhower Cup by 10-5 in the Tie Break Tens. But more than the victory, the funny episode involving Shelton’s wicked kick-serve aiming at Caroline Wozniacki made the headlines the next day. Relating to that incident, Ben Shelton recently took to X(formerly Twitter) to issue an apology to the former world number one. He wrote, “Sorry Caroline Wozniacki.“

The two rising stars of American tennis who are also in fact two former NCAA College Champions toppled all the other teams in the tournament to win the tournament. Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro bagged $200,000 in total prize money. All proceeds from it will be donated to the official charity of the BNP Paribas Open.

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The sole purpose of the program is basically to support local charities and grassroots organizations in the area. But what did the two youngsters say after their emphatic triumph in battling the stars of the game?

“I knew that we had a pretty good chance tonight” – Ben Shelton

After the match both the Americans looked ecstatic with their victory during the press conference. Ben Shelton said, “As soon as I saw that I was paired up with her [Emma] and I saw the tear that she’s been on lately. All she does is win, so I knew we had a pretty good chance tonight, so shout out Emma Navarro!“

While his teammate, Emma Navarro added, “Coming back to America after being overseas for a while. And getting to play in front of the American fans and just here on the American soil it’s really awesome. There’s a different feel here, and it’s just really special being able to play in front of you guys.” Both of them revealed that they had enjoyed playing at the event and also admitted that they got along pretty well.

So it kind of made it easier for them to perform on the court. What are your thoughts on the rise of Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro? Do you think they are the next big thing in American tennis?