By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday August 2, 2024
Ben Shelton has labored extraordinarily arduous to enhance many features of his recreation in 2024. That’s why he’s been capable of win a title on the Houston clay, and attain three semifinals on tour in complete. A uncooked expertise with a colossal serve and an explosive recreation, he’s continually working to finish his skillset.
Requested what he’s specializing in essentially the most in the meanwhile in DC, the place he reached the quarterfinals with a 7-6 7-6 win over Brandon Nakashima, Shelton replied with a query: “What’s my break proportion?” he stated.
Shelton’s proportion is 15 %, as of the beginning of the Citi Open this 12 months.
“I feel it is one thing that I constantly attempt to enhance on,” he stated. “I used to be speaking to Reilly Opelka, and the largest servers on tour with the most effective stats are often round 7% or 8%. That is one thing that I am bettering, engaged on. I am on the market on the follow courtroom simply as a lot as anybody else.
“If I am at 15 %, there’s positively plenty of room for enchancment. I feel it is getting higher yearly, so…”
Returning is the one factor that Shelton needs to enhance.
“I wish to work on my volleys, coming ahead, attacking recreation type, my forehand,” he stated. “My motion is one thing that is improved so much this season. The return is a chunk that I am engaged on as properly.”
The American will face Denis Shapovalov in quarterfinal motion on the Citi Open on Friday.