By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_now | Friday, April 25, 2025
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The sparkling sound Ben Shelton In a winner of Madrid’s return wins today.
Mariano Navone Served for the match at 6-4, 5-4 while Fans of Stadium 3 were burying Shelton’s support hoping for a third set.
The 12th Seed Shelton heard the cheers and hit a run down the line, staring at his first break of the day.
Riding his left, Shelton attacked the Navone 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the third round of Open Mutua Madrid.
Shelton credited the crowd with his return-and showed him running first for five senior fans who expressed their support.
“For me, it was the crowd. I had some battles today,” said Shelton The Prakash Amritraj channel tennis Then. “I wasn’t 100 percent closed. I had to dig deep.
“The crowd definitely wanted to see a little more tennis, (they) asked me to take that rest. After I crossed the bumps, I had not broken up to that game …
“As soon as I was finally released and finally found that state of flow.”
The travel wave journey can create is nothing new for Shelton, a former American in Florida who has played in front of his round crowds – and enjoys the experience.
Support fans helped Shelton focus.
“For me, I have some concentration issues – everyone has little – I have a lot ever,” Shelton said. “For me, the crowd really helps me.
“This kind helps me to have fun … When I find that space when I’m having fun but competing a lot, then I play my best tennis.”
Traditionally, Shelton’s best tennis tennis has come to a difficult court where he has reached the Grand Slam semi -final in New York City and Melbourne.
Embracing Argila’s challenge, Munich Shelton’s finalist has now won five of his last sneaky duels. Most importantly, three of those five wins came into three groups and displayed strong skills and solving Shelton’s problems.
Although his back is still a developing work of the stroke sometimes with solid weapons that hit and today he sometimes decided to play navigation with one hand instead of taking some extra steps, taking his body behind the ball and hitting with his two hand-but he is moving calmer in Clay and says finding his feet as he is. Alexander Zvere in the Munich final.
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“I’m finding my identity, what I want to do and how I want to play and I think I’m finding my feet,” Shelton said. “I think this is the best I have moved since I played in the red clay …
“For me, if I’m moving well, I’m playing well and I feel I’m moving well. I’m loving it. I’ve already played a lot of excellent clay court players and I think I’ve learned something from each of them. I try to learn and try to get something from each match. I want to be great on this surface one day.
“I am happy with my progress to win two matches on this surface first year playing in it to win matches not every week but more often.”
Today, Shelton rescued nine of the 11 points of rest and will have to play pressure points against Miami Open Champion and Powerhouse Baseline Jakub fascinates Next.