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6) American Charge: Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe will lead American hopes on home soil in Florida. Fritz reached the quarters in Miami last year, while Paul arrives in form, having advanced to his second Masters 1000 semi-final in Indian Wells. Shelton is 10-6 on the season, and Tiafoe is looking for an upturn in results, having won consecutive tour-level matches at just one event this season (Delray Beach).

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It’s Ben Shelton’s life: Bon Jovi rocks meeting with rising star

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ATPTour.com learns Bon Jovi's favourite players
March 21, 2024
Jon Bon Jovi and Ben Shelton catch up in Miami.Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour
Jon Bon Jovi and Ben Shelton catch up in Miami.
By Andrew Eichenholz
It’s Ben Shelton’s life.

The American star met iconic singer Jon Bon Jovi Wednesday at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Open presented by Itau.

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“It's always crazy whenever you get to meet a legend in whatever field they are in. So it was cool to meet him and realise how down to earth he is,” Shelton told ATPTour.com. “He gave me a few good pointers, advice just on life and being out here as a professional. Creation of ideas, that type of thing.

“He is just an awesome guy to meet. Really cool that he took the time to come out.”

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Shelton’s opponents are often Livin’ on a Prayer trying to return the American’s serve. The lefty has quickly become one of the most entertaining competitors on the ATP Tour. Bon Jovi included Shelton on the list of players he enjoys watching most.

“Oh yeah. Carlos, Daniil Medvedev. Young Ben Shelton over here,” Bon Jovi said. “Jessie Pegula, Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari. So many of the girls. I've just become obsessed with [tennis].”

The 16th seed at the season’s second ATP Masters 1000 event, Shelton will begin his tournament against a Spaniard: wild card Martin Landaluce or Jaume Munar.

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Shelton headlines Miami match cancellations Saturday

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American will begin his tournament Sunday
March 23, 2024
Ben Shelton is making his second Miami appearance.Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour
Ben Shelton is making his second Miami appearance.
By ATP Staff
Ben Shelton's opening match at the 2024 Miami Open presented by Itau will have to wait one more day. The American's clash against #NextGenATP Spaniard Martin Landaluce has been cancelled along with three other matches Saturday.

Shelton competed at the season's second ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time last year as the No. 39 player in the PIF ATP Rankings and lost his opening match. This edition, the lefty is the 16th seed.

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The other matches cancelled were 23rd seed Lorenzo Musetti against Roman Safiullin, 11th seed Grigor Dimitrov facing Alejandro Tabilo and 19th seed Adrian Mannarino playing Yannick Hanfmann. The clash between Karen Khachanov and Laslo Djere was moved to Court 5 not before 8 p.m.

Musetti is ready to compete for the first time as a father. The Italian recently announced the birth of his first child, Ludovico.

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Shelton steers into Miami third round, Marozsan upsets Rune

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Will Ben Shelton be the player home fans cheer on to a deep run at this year’s Miami Open presented by Itau?

Saturday proved a tough day for the ATP Tour’s top Americans at the ATP Masters 1000 event. Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe all exited in the second round, but Shelton on Sunday ensured he would not follow the same path as his countrymen. He delivered a rock-solid display to overcome Martin Landaluce 6-3, 6-4 at Hard Rock Stadium.

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The 21-year-old lefty Shelton, the No. 17 in the PIF ATP Rankings, delivered plenty of big serving and did not face a break point en route to a 76-minute win against #NextGenATP Spaniard Landaluce. It was the 16th seed’s first main-draw win in Miami at the second attempt.

“I’m really happy to be here,” said Shelton. “There was unbelievable crowd support out here for me today. It’s just really cool to be here. It has a special atmosphere here in Miami, especially at night, like when Chris Eubanks played here last night. Electric atmosphere, that’s what I live for on the tennis court, so just happy to be here and happy to be able to play another match here.”

The powerful nature of Shelton’s performance was encapsulated by the way he clinched each set on Grandstand. Both times he fired a rocket serve down the middle that proved too hot for Landaluce to handle. The American finished having won 83 per cent (29/35) of points behind his first delivery, according to Infosys ATP Stats.


“I thought I was pretty complete today,” said Shelton. “I thought I did a great job backing up my serve and usually when I have a lot of confidence and holding easily, the rest of my game continues to flow, and my confidence just grows. I think that helps me a lot and puts a lot of pressure on the other guy.”

Next up for the American in his home state of Florida will be 23rd seed Lorenzo Musetti, who defeated Roman Safiullin 7-5, 6-1. Shelton is now 11-6 for the 2024 season, a tally that includes winning six of his seven opening-round matches at tour-level events.

Despite his defeat, Landaluce produced plenty of quality moments against Shelton to back up his maiden tour-level win against Jaume Munar in the first round. The 18-year-old has risen 45 spots to No. 315 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings as a result of his Miami showing.

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1) Top seed Shelton: Ben Shelton leads the field in Houston, where he will make his debut. The 21-year-old arrives on the clay off the back of a fourth-round run in Indian Wells and a third-round showing in Miami. Is this the week the American clinches his first title on clay?

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