20-Year-Old Ben Shelton Issues Heart-Felt Apology to Girlfriend as He Continues to Turn Heads in His Australian Open Debut

Published 01/24/2023, 5:00 AM EST

The late-night tennis matches at the Australian Open 2023 are the talk of the town now. After various tennis players raised their concerns regarding the late-night schedule, American rising star Ben Shelton also apologized for ruining his girlfriend’s sleep schedule.

The 20-year-old American tennis player, who reached his first quarter-finals at the Australian Open, played the fourth round, which concluded around 3 AM local time. It’s his first professional tour outside of the United States and he has great support from his parents and his girlfriend, Anna Hall.

Ben Shelton apologizes for ruining Anna Hall’s sleep schedule

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Ben Shelton and his heptathlete girlfriend are quite active on social media and frequently share stories about each other. Yesterday when the tennis player won his fourth round, his girlfriend took to her Instagram account to share a story praising him for his hard work.

However, after the victory, just like an amazing boyfriend, Shelton, shared his girlfriend’s story on his Instagram account and made a straightaway apology to a track and field coach, Mellanee Welty. He wrote, “Sorry @Mellameew for ruining her sleep schedule.” Along with that, he also wrote a message for his girlfriend, saying, “Talk to me nice.”

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Shelton’s girlfriend is an active athlete who has her own schedule lined up with all the practice and events she is participating in as a Heptathlete. However, it feels like the American tennis player is quite aware of his girlfriend’s sleep schedule.

When Shelton advised his girlfriend to go to bed

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When the tennis player cleared the third round and made a place in the last 16, Hall took to her social media to praise his remarkable performance. She shared a video of him with its timestamp, which pointed out that she was up till 5 to watch her boyfriend outclass some top-ranked players.

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When the 20-year-old reposted his girlfriend’s story, he clearly took note of her sleep schedule and advised her to go to sleep. Unsurprisingly, the rising tennis player is getting a lot of support and praise from other tennis stars, including Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff.

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What did you make of Shelton’s apology story on Instagram?

UPDATE: Ben Shelton’s run at the Australian Open 2023 came to an end at the hands of Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals.

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. In the past, she has interned at the sports desk of The Hitavada, a regional English daily newspaper.

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Tony Thomas

20-Year-Old Ben Shelton Issues Heart-Felt Apology to Girlfriend as He Continues to Turn Heads in His Australian Open Debut

Ben Shelton apologizes for ruining Anna Hall’s sleep schedule

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When Shelton advised his girlfriend to go to bed