Ever since grabbing the tennis world’s attention at the US Open last year, Ben Shelton has come a long way. In his debut appearance at the US Open in 2023, he made it to the semifinals and received many plaudits for his performance. Although lacking consistency, Shelton has had his big moments, enough to catch the attention of Roger Federer. Recently, the American tennis sensation reminisced about meeting the Swiss maestro and being in awe of him.

Federer and Tony Godsick got Shelton on their management agency TEAM8 after being impressed with his talent. Shelton also got an opportunity to meet Federer and discuss the game in detail. However, the simplicity with which Federer expressed his feelings left Shelton impressed.

During an interview, he revealed, “Working with such icons has been incredible for me. I asked Roger a few questions about the game itself. And I was amazed: he can explain the world of tennis to you in a completely simple and basic way. I liked it.” (Translated using Google Translate)

One of Shelton’s first meetings with Federer happened at Wimbledon last year. The Swiss maestro made it to the tournament as a spectator and met Shelton there. It was a wonderful meeting between the two generation stars and Shelton termed it as ‘exciting.’

Meanwhile, Federer’s simplicity trait is something that Shelton looks forward to incorporating into his life. Although this trait of Federer has seldom been mentioned, the American tennis sensation was in awe of it. Additionally, there are more qualities of Federer which also left Shelton impressed.

Ben Shelton taking a leaf out of Roger Federer’s book

The American tennis sensation grew up watching Roger Federer. As a result, he has time and again mentioned following the Swiss maestro’s path. During an interview, he explained how Federer’s effortless and multi-faceted trait made him a cut above the rest.

Shelton said, “Roger is one of those guys who can do it all. He can do it on the court, he can do it off the court, he can do it at the Met Gala, he can do it at Wimbledon.”

Further, talking about his collaboration with the company On that Federer had invested in, Shelton revealed, “They never put any pressure on me to be in On shoes or On clothes right away if I wasn’t comfortable competing in them.”

After a disappointing run lately, Shelton will next be seen in action at the French Open. He will face Hugo Gaston of France in the opening round of the tournament in Paris.