One of the most experienced players in the men’s draw and one of the least experienced will go head-to-head in the semifinals of the US Open Friday. Novak Djokovic and Ben Shelton face off at 3 p.m. with Shelton looking to pull of a major upset. Djokovic, ranked No. 2 …
Read More »Ben Shelton Moves on to US Open Semifinal
At just 20 years of age, Ben Shelton has picked up the phone and has put the whole tennis world on notice. BEN SHELTON ANSWERED THE CALL ☎️ #USOpen pic.twitter.com/3CZmrsVUtM — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 6, 2023 After a grueling four sets (6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2), the former Florida national …
Read More »Shelton Set for US Open Quarterfinals
Former Florida tennis star Ben Shelton is on the rise. Again. After scoring the winning point of Florida’s 2021 NCAA national championship and winning a singles championship himself in 2022, Shelton was collegiate tennis’ best. And he saw room for more. He made the decision to leave the University of …
Read More »U.S. Open Day 1 Features Low Scores and Broken Records
On Thursday in Los Angeles, California, Day 1 of the U.S. Open Golf Championships took place. Many records were tied and broken following the results of the first round. Top of the Leaderboard Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele finished at the top of the leaderboard with a record-breaking round of …
Read More »U.S. Open Begins Thursday
The U.S Open starts Thursday where the best golfers around the world head to Los Angeles Country Club. There will be 128 players in the tournament, but there’s have a couple to keep an eye on. The stage is set. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/USur5NxDCW — U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 14, 2023 …
Read More »Khachanov upsets Kyrgios in US Open, Semifinal Preview
There are some new faces advancing in the Men’s US Open. Carlos Alcarza, Matteo Berrettini and Andrey Rublev have never advanced pass the quarterfinals. Karen Khachanov gave the upset of the tournament when he defeated Nick Kyrgios in five sets after Kyrgios forced a tie in the fourth. Khachanov upsets …
Read More »Two Former UF Men’s Tennis Players in US Open
Ben Shelton and Oliver Crawford competed in the US Open this week. University of Florida Men’s Tennis players were represented in the championships for the second year in a row. In 2021, Shelton and Sam Riffice competed. Shelton lost in men’s singles on Monday, while Crawford met his end in …
Read More »Two Gators men’s tennis players to compete at US Open
Former Gators men’s tennis players Oliver Crawford and Ben Shelton are competing in the 2022 US Open. This is the second straight year Florida has players representing in the championships. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1562521041645158410?s=20&t=Vb-p4oE9aW0DzaPjXmpvsg Crawford’s Stats Back in 2020, Crawford announced he was pursuing his professional career, thus forgoing his senior season at …
Read More »Florida Gators Men’s Tennis Standout Ben Shelton Turns Pro
Florida Gator men’s tennis star Ben Shelton is leaving the university to go pro. The NCAA tennis champion announced his decision via Twitter on Tuesday, after receiving a wild card invitation to the U.S. Open. https://twitter.com/benshelton1009/status/1562089250220396545?s=20&t=6D8wSHLO0bMwwu7UPQFzZw Ben Shelton at Florida At just 19 years old, Shelton has forgone his last …
Read More »Golfers to Compete in U.S. Open Despite LIV Tournament Drama
It was recently announced that the PGA Tour suspended the golfers competing in the LIV Golf International Series Event. This being said, they are still allowed to compete in the upcoming U.S. Open. What is the LIV Event? The LIV golf series is similar to your normal golf tour. Players …
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