Ben Shelton publicly called out his dad and challenged him to a match after advancing to the second week of the Australian Open.
The No. 21 seed earned his first career victory over Lorenzo Musetti and admitted he had to win to stop Musetti from becoming his “daddy”.
The conversation quickly turned to Shelton’s real dad Bryan, a former professional player who now coaches his son. And the American tried to get his father on the court for a showdown.
Shelton is through to the second week of the Australian Open for the second time after beating Musetti 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-6(5). The American was keen to get a win over the 16th seed, losing their last two matches.
Afterwards, the 22-year-old explained why he was so keen to avoid going 0-3 lifetime against Musetti, sharing an unusual phrase from the locker room. “It’s never straightforward with Musetti, he’s definitely one of the most talented guys on tour,” Shelton started.
“One of the top three shotmakers on tour and he does some things that you can’t believe when he’s on the court.
“I was 0-2 against him before today so we say on tour, if someone beats you three times in a row, they’re your daddy. So I was fighting to not let that happen today and I’m glad that I could come out with it.”
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