tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Another noob who thinks he'll talk himself into relevance. He'll be back to the Challenger tour faster than he does anything significant on the ATP tour again.
Ben Shelton to Djokovic : "I want this guy to know that I’m going to be back"
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Phoenix*
Professional
Not sure, it's from twitter.Is this real?
Incredibly stupid thing to say
But I don't think what he said in the OP was that bad.
junior74
Bionic Poster
Looks too stupid to be real.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
No_Kwan_Do
Semi-Pro
A slam QF and SF with nothing in between and he's already on the cover of GQ. Team8 working overtime. To be fair, he fits a dream profile for those in the US : Bi-Racial, American, Young, Decent-Looking.
He could be the ATP's Raducanu, just without the actual slam to back up the big deals, and infinitely more annoying to a lot more people.
He could be the ATP's Raducanu, just without the actual slam to back up the big deals, and infinitely more annoying to a lot more people.
AshenOne1988
New User
I’d be pretty embarrassed by this guy if I was American. Seems to be exhibiting all the worst stereotypes imaginable. His US prototype Big Serve, Big Forehead style will soon get found out.
joekapa
Legend
It will help him with nothing.
aldeayeah
G.O.A.T.
If someone's gonna challenge the top dogs, a cocky bigmouth seems more likely than, dunno, a Casper Ruud?
CoolCoolCool
Hall of Fame
LeftyMagic
Rookie
not a shelton fan or a nole fan, but sometimes you do need to drink your own kool aid and believe you belong. u need that blind belief to avoid being intimidated. look at foe, he didnt look like he believed at all against shelton - and he shouldn't bc he doesn't belong anywhere near the top 10. and he got beat while having 2 weeks of marketing behind him like he’s a reigning champion.
my point is if you've ever been in a highly competitive environment, u cant show up or wake up and think you have no chance. the kid is just saying it out loud instead of the ol’ fake humble “well my opponent is an amazing player”. can’t totally hate on him for wanting to win and not giving the same robotic answers.
i think he's mainly hated on for the nonstop yelling from the first point on which should change. personally cant stand the frozen posing after a winner. funny how no young euros act this way on tour…..just loud americans
my point is if you've ever been in a highly competitive environment, u cant show up or wake up and think you have no chance. the kid is just saying it out loud instead of the ol’ fake humble “well my opponent is an amazing player”. can’t totally hate on him for wanting to win and not giving the same robotic answers.
i think he's mainly hated on for the nonstop yelling from the first point on which should change. personally cant stand the frozen posing after a winner. funny how no young euros act this way on tour…..just loud americans
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
It's American problem not world problem. Take the arrogance down several notches.
GoldenMasters
Semi-Pro
Yes I'll be back to beat the 37-38 year old guy
itrium84
Hall of Fame
I thought this, too.
heavyD
Professional
He could probably tone down the some of the excessive celebrations and the phone thing was a little cringey (also hilarious as my brother and I uncontrollably laughed when we saw him do it the first time) but I love watching him play. I don't understand why people want every player to be the generic, gentlemanly tennis player. The sport needs players like Connors, McEnroe, Agassi etc that were brash and entertaining. As long as he's not assaulting girlfriends or being a twitter idiot like some other male players on the tour I don't see the problem.
Omega_7000
Legend
Arrogance aside he just doesn't have the game to challenge the top players. He has a great serve and a hot and cold forehand. If he wants to walk the talk he has a long way to go.
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Rattie
Legend
Seems this was misreported slightly.“Okay, I may not win this match. But I want this guy to know—I want the crowd to know—that I’m here to play. And that I’m going to be back,” he told GQ.
“When I woke up that morning, I felt the nervousness in my stomach, just knowing that it would be the biggest match I’ve ever played,” he stated.
"I think the two weeks as a whole was a good run for me. A lot of positives to take away for the rest of the year and going into next year. It was really fun playing my final slam of the year here and doing well in front of the American crowd. That's pretty special for me," he said at a press conference in New York.
"Yeah, not the outcome I wanted in the match [against Novak Djokovic]. Some things to be disappointed about in the outcome, but a lot of positives to take, too. I'm just really looking forward to getting back to work and getting back out there," he added.
"I want this guy to know that I’m going to be back" - Ben Shelton looks back on his defeat to Novak Djokovic and his US Open 2023 performance
Ben Shelton had a memorable run at the 2023 US Open, where he became the youngest American semifinalist in 30 years.www.sportskeeda.com
This is what he said he was thinking at the start of the third set in his match against Djokovic.
“But in the third set, Shelton came alive, and started to put on a show. “Okay, I may not win this match,” Shelton remembers thinking. “But I want this guy to know—I want the crowd to know—that I’m here to play. And that I’m going to be back.”
Best to read the whole interview really.
Ben Shelton on His Electric US Open Run and Djokovic Stealing His Signature Celebration
With a big serve and an even bigger stage presence, the 20-year-old American stole hearts (and more than a few matches) at the US Open. Next up: superstardom.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Right
When players say that (Ruud), we call them soft.
We love Holger Rune's brashness but not Shelton's and there seems to be a lot of "know your place" in here. Sad how obvious the racial/cultural bias is to an outsider and yet most people are not aware of their own thoughts.
Omega_7000
Legend
Nothing wrong with his attitude. We've seen a lot of suck up next gens starting from the Dimitrov, Raonic era who have done nothing significant. He needs to back it up with results. If it's all talk like Kyrgios then it doesn't mean much.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
It's pretty bad to have that attitude when he's never won a single ATP event. He's not good enough to take it to the top players. Swagger when you win something, Shelton.
L4S10s
Professional
Nobody cared about Rune until he won an M1000.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Nobody? I beg to differ. This thread has been going since 2019:
Remember his name - Holger Rune Thread
The ATP side of Denmark has been "awful" in the Open Era, in singles. Best result is Kenneth Carlsen winning a tiebreak in AO against Stich, and of course the 3 tournaments he won. A dane just won a Grand Slam on the WTA side, and the ATP shouldn't get another Pless, so therefore remember this...
tt.tennis-warehouse.com
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
Who's "we"? A number of posters, myself included, dislike Rune
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Typical stupid american fighting statement.....“Okay, I may not win this match. But I want this guy to know—I want the crowd to know—that I’m here to play. And that I’m going to be back,” he told GQ.
“When I woke up that morning, I felt the nervousness in my stomach, just knowing that it would be the biggest match I’ve ever played,” he stated.
"I think the two weeks as a whole was a good run for me. A lot of positives to take away for the rest of the year and going into next year. It was really fun playing my final slam of the year here and doing well in front of the American crowd. That's pretty special for me," he said at a press conference in New York.
"Yeah, not the outcome I wanted in the match [against Novak Djokovic]. Some things to be disappointed about in the outcome, but a lot of positives to take, too. I'm just really looking forward to getting back to work and getting back out there," he added.
"I want this guy to know that I’m going to be back" - Ben Shelton looks back on his defeat to Novak Djokovic and his US Open 2023 performance
Ben Shelton had a memorable run at the 2023 US Open, where he became the youngest American semifinalist in 30 years.
Ben should have said " I understand what novak was trying to do there, but i just wish, novak would have talked to me one on one and discussed any issues he had with me, he is the Greatest tennis player of all time and i only wish to learn from him. and i know i will have a Better match when i play him next time"
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
So you're literally suggesting that anyone who prefers Rune to Shelton is a racist? But I guess we're "not aware of our own thoughts..."
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JoshDragon
Hall of Fame
JoshDragon
Hall of Fame
Razer
G.O.A.T.
True, the race card is almost always false. We are likeable or unlikeable based on our personality, not race.
Look at Tiafoe, nobody dislikes him, everybody likes him. This is despite he being a fierce competitor on court, yet nobody is annoyed with him. However Shelton seems to have rubbed people the wrong way and to make things worse his dad is also fuelling him.
JoshDragon
Hall of Fame
Tiafoe and Monfils.
I've never heard anyone say anything bad about either one of them.
Venus Williams? Very likable.
Serena Williams? Not so much.
CoolCoolCool
Hall of Fame
Please, stop making sense. It's all about the agenda, not the truth.
Beulah Jesus
Hall of Fame
He is still young. He needs to learn to talk less and let his tennis skills do the talking for him.
Or, if he wants to keep talking, let his tennis skills keep pace with his utterances.
Or, if he wants to keep talking, let his tennis skills keep pace with his utterances.
big ted
Legend
whats funny is the talkers cant walk and the walkers dont need to talk...
Beulah Jesus
Hall of Fame
He is still young. He'll learn... (hopefully).
TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
Meh, Djoker has done the latter plenty of times.
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