"Doesn't seem like Bryan is going to be clingy": Tennis analyst believes Ben Shelton's father coach dynamic differs from Stefanos Tsitsipas

Tennis analyst Gill Gross believes that America’s Ben Shelton’s relationship with his father on the court is different from other players.

Ben has been coached by his father Bryan Shelton, similar in a way how the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev, who are also coached by their fathers.

Gross was recently quoted in a report where he suggested that the 21-year-old’s relationship with his father on the tennis court is different compared to how it is with other players.

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"I also think that there is some things that play when it comes to Bryan Shelton and Ben that are unique from the other three and that should be pointed out,” he said. “It seems like Bryan Shelton is very, very much willing to not be Ben’s coach. Because when Ben first went on tour, Bryan wasn’t the coach it was Dean Goldfine.

"But in that sense that Bryan wasn’t the coach when they started, obviously it just seems like they’re just, it doesn’t seem like Bryan is going to be as clingy as some of the other coaches have been.

“Zverev has tried to bring outside people and it hasn’t worked. Stefanos has tried to bring outside people and it hasn’t worked. Ruud hasn’t even tried to bring someone in. Ben has already had that setup where Bryan is not traveling and it’s an outside coach."

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Ben is one of the most highly-rated young tennis players in the men’s singles category currently playing in the circuit.

The 21-year-old has showcased his talent in the recently concluded US Open where he managed to qualify for the semifinal, which was his maiden appearance in the last-four of a big event.

However, his journey finally came to an end at that stage where he lost to the current world number one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 7-6.

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