Ben Shelton, the extremely young United States citizen of Atlanta, is appreciating his initial occupation triumph in the Indian Wells Master 1000 The young house gamer was extremely expert in getting over the Italian Fabio Fognini in the opening suit, that was incapable to do anything versus his challenger, producing 6-4, 6-1.
At completion of the suit, the American shared all his contentment at having actually passed the round and also specialized attractive words to theItalian Shelton evaluated at the end of the suit in a meeting with the Tennis Channel: “The atmosphere was electric, I adored it and I really enjoyed it.
It was my first game in Indian Wells and getting a debut win in any tournament is always good. Fabio does a great job of changing pace and directions, changing the game often, so I knew I had to focus a lot, stay focused and just think about what was happening on my side of the net.
He has a lot of experience, he is a legend of this sport. Being able to stay focused and carry the game forward, despite some moments of pressure, makes me quite proud.”
Sheltom on the following challenger
Now the American will certainly await his compatriot Taylor Fritz, seeded number 4 on the draw and also present owner of the title: “I’m really looking forward to facing the defending champion, a guy who is in the top 5 right now and is doing things we haven’t seen in American tennis in a long time.
I hope we will have a spectacular crowd, even better than this first match. I trust myself and I can’t wait for the match.” Shelton after that reviewed the current past, considered that specifically one year ago he was preparing to play the university playoffs in America: “Thinking about it, it’s absolutely insane, I find it hard to believe how everything has changed in one year.
If you had told me that I would have done this journey during that time, I would have surely told you that I was lying to myself. It took a lot of effort and work, luckily I have a great group of people around me who help me believe in myself but keep me humble.”
