US Open sensation Ben Shelton set for unbelievable rise in world rankings

American tennis star Ben Shelton is ready for a serious enhance on the planet rankings after his efficiency in New York. The 20-year-old reached the semifinals of the US Open, the place he confronted 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.

Shelton had crushed fellow American Frances Tiafoe to achieve the ultimate 4 of the match. As a consequence, he grew to become the youngest participant from the United States to achieve the semifinals of the US Open since Michael Chang again in 1992.

As a results of reaching the semifinals, Shelton was assured to obtain a big rise within the males’s world rankings on the ATP Tour. He will now climb 28 spots from No.47 to No.19 and enter the highest 20 for the primary time in his younger profession.

However, Shelton’s run on the US Open this 12 months got here to an finish due to a loss to Djokovic. The three-time US Open champion received in straight units 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to e-book his place within the ultimate on Sunday.

Djokovic has not received the US Open since 2018, however he may have an opportunity so as to add to his assortment this Sunday in Queens. Djokovic will play both Carlos Alcaraz or Daniil Medvedev at Arthur Ashe Stadium within the ultimate.

Rewind 12 months and Shelton was 173rd on the planet rankings when he was 19 years outdated. Since then he received the 2022 NCAA singles title and has steadily labored his solution to turning into among the finest gamers on the lads’s tour.

At Flushing Meadows, Shelton beat quite a few different prime gamers to achieve the semifinals. Shelton beat Pedro Cachin within the first spherical earlier than getting previous Dominic Thiem in spherical two.

Aslan Karatsev was crushed by Shelton within the third spherical earlier than Tommy Paul was defeated within the spherical of 16. Tiafoe was crushed by Shelton within the quarterfinals to arrange the semifinals conflict towards Djokovic.

Prior to the semifinals on Friday, Djokovic was stuffed with reward for Shelton along with his rise to the US Open final 4. And Djokovic defined why he sees Shelton as an inspiration to younger tennis gamers making an attempt to change into skilled.

“It’s great that Ben Shelton, for example, a player that came from college tennis, is playing on the highest level, producing some amazing tennis,” mentioned Djokovic earlier this week.

“I think it’s a great message for all the players who want to go to college but then still keep on playing professionally. It proves that it is possible, which maybe up to 15, 20 years ago, it was completely different.”