Ben Shelton Press Conference | Australian Open 2024 First Round

Dude is a beast. He will have a fantastic career

The media people keep mentioning Djokovic in their stupid questions to other players focus on the player you guys are interviewing 🙄

Make no mistake. This guy is here to make some noise at this year's AO. He's got absolutely lethal power and he playes with a fearlessness that you don't often see. A fourth round showdown with Novak is looking inevitable and oh so delicious but one landmine on his way is a potential third round match with Mannarino is continues to channel his inner Brad Gilbert with slow ball. Adrian has the most interesting game on tour. He doesn't play with a lot of power but his game is slow and hypnotic which continues to lull his opponents to sleep with great angles and error free tennis.

Ben played spectacular tennis against a really good opponent who has vast experience.

Go Ben! 🐊

I was at the match and was surprised at how important spin is to his game

🎉🎉🎉

I like "hostile atmospheres," too. I always have and I always will. Constantly pretending we're all supposed to be homies is, in my mind, more disrespectful than having aggro with rivals.

Great interview but I hope he doesn't become one who just says what the camera wants, I hope he keeps it honest, keeps it real.

interesting questions and i can't hear a single thing of bens answers

It means: I am very sorry for my behavior and let's move on and forget that childish behavior. But his ego needs to lose one more game for sure.

There's something very arrogant and entitled about him. I can't put my finger on it but the constant smirking and arrogant sneering is just off putting. He's got to realize that his antics only fire up opponents. Nothing wrong with celebration but everything wrong with disrespect. The fact that he did that to another African American (Tiafoe) only makes the situation worse.