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Shelton is the son of former professional tennis player and Florida Gators men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton. [5] His mother, Lisa Witsken Shelton, was also a highly ranked junior tennis player, and his uncle, Todd Witsken, was a professional tennis player. His sister, Emma, played college tennis at Florida. [6]
Fritz was awarded a wildcard into his first ATP 250 tournament of 2016 at Memphis and knocked off the second-seeded Steve Johnson, who at No. 29 was the highest ranked player Fritz had ever defeated. With his victory over Ričardas Berankis in the semifinal, he became the youngest American to reach an ATP final since Michael Chang in 1988, and ...
In his first competitive tournament of the year, Djokovic beat Stan Wawrinka in a five-set epic in the fourth round of the Australian Open, lasting over five hours, and being deemed to be one of the best matches ever played, [194] [195] [196] with Wawrinka deeming it to have been the best match that he ever played.
Frances Tiafoe Jr. (/ t i ˈ ɑː f oʊ / tee-AH-foh; [2] born January 20, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. He reached his career high at world No. 10 in singles on June 19, 2023, becoming the first Sierra Leonean American man to be ranked in the top 10 by the ATP.
This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (since 1973) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1973
Nicolas Jarry's adorable son, Juan, toddled onto the tennis court as his father celebrated his fourth-round win at the Shanghai Masters. In heartwarming footage, the 18-month-old is seen walking ...
Federer is the player with the longest time span (14 years) between his first and most recent dates at No. 1 (February 2004–June 2018), [23] while Rafael Nadal is the only player to hold the top ranking in three different decades, spanning 11 years and 5 months (2008–2020). Djokovic has the longest time span (12 years) between his first and ...
Ruud is the son of former professional tennis player Christian Ruud [72] and Lele Ruud. He has two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte, and shares a passion for golf with his father. [73] He grew up in the Snarøya district of Bærum, with Rafael Nadal as his tennis idol. [74] Ruud has been dating his girlfriend, Maria Galligani since 2018.