"Maybe I’m addicted to playing on the big stages": Ben Shelton responds to lopsided record in reaching Grand Slam and ATP 1000 Quarter-Finals

America’s young tennis star Ben Shelton believes that maybe he is destined to play on bigger stages.

The 21-year-old is currently playing in the Shanghai Masters where he booked his place in the quarterfinal after beating Italy’s Jannik Sinner with a score of 2-6, 6-3, 7-6.

The victory was a special one, especially considering that Shelton lost the first set against an in-form Sinner and still managed to find a way and book his place in the next round.

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Shelton was asked about how he is feeling after booking his place in the Masters quarterfinal and he responded by saying: “I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe I’m addicted to playing on the big stages.

“I definitely haven’t had a normal upbringing in the tennis world or first year on tour. It’s kind of been a little backwards figuring things out as we go. I’m just gonna try to keep building & improving each & every week.”

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Shelton is often regarded as the best young male player from the USA currently playing in the tennis circuit.

The Atlanta-born showcased his class in the recently concluded US Open where his journey eventually ended after losing to the current world number one and Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 7-6.

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