Let’s learn about the three studs still alive.
Ben Shelton
One of the bigger stories of the entire tournament may very well be Ben Shelton’s arrival.
This is the 20 year old’s first trip outside of the United States.
Shelton has shown in these four matches why there’s so much hype around him.
In his past three matches he’s been broken one total time.
Shelton has so much more to offer than just his serve.
He’s a human highlight reel and he hits the ever living shit out of the ball.
Shelton is insanely talented, confident, and fearless.
He is a man to be feared on the tour for years to come.
Scariest part is he’s only scratching the surface of what he’s capable of.
Kid seems to have a good head on his shoulders as well.
Korda has had troubles in the past of closing out matches and containing his nerves.
This match point was incredible.
Dude has big balls.
Sebi comes from a family loaded with athletes.
You probably know his sister Nelly, currently the 2nd ranked player on the LPGA tour.
His other sister Jessica has racked up six wins on the LPGA tour herself.
His mom Regina reached as high as 26th in the world in women’s tennis.
Vegas has Korda listed as a slight favorite right now and I love that.
Novak’s hamstring has been a problem for him so far, although last night you wouldn’t know.
Still, anything can happen.
Tommy Paul
Make no mistake about it I love Tommy Paul.
The guy is the absolute man and so fun to watch play tennis.
No chance Tommy wins this match two years ago.
Tommy Paul refused to do that last night and completely out-played him in a super impressive showing.
You’d have a hard time finding guys on the tour who are faster than Paul.
He’s got incredible creativity with his shots as well which only adds to the fun.
Gotta imagine having Paige Lorenze in his player’s box every match is helping his motivation.
Yeah, it’s good to be a good American tennis player.
Paul gets Shelton in the next round meaning we’re guaranteed to have an American semifinalist!
Possibly two if Korda does his thing.
And we’ve got ten of them in the top 50 of the new rankings!
Women’s quarterfinals tonight with America’s hopes clung to Jessica Pegula, daughter of the Buffalo Bills owner.
She’s never had a better shot of winning a slam than how the tournament currently is shaping out.
She gets Azarenka tonight at 3am and is about a -230 favorite as I pop in this.
