The last time Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz met on the court, the duo brought the house down at the Arthur Ashe Stadium with a five-set epic at the US Open. Now with the season coming to an end, the pair are set for another clash at the Paris Masters Finals. Still, off the court there has been a significant development involving the two, with the Spaniard’s longtime coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, set to join Shelton’s team from next season. However, as the American revealed, even though he and Alcaraz were competitors, he did the gentlemanly thing before the move hit the news.
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“Obviously I reached out to him before the news dropped,” said Shelton during a Tennis Channel interview after his semifinal win at the Paris Masters. “I wanted to let him know because I know how long and successful their relationship has been. I don’t know that there’s a better guy on tour than Carlos Alcaraz. He hit me back right away after winning Vienna. He told me he was so happy for me and how big the improvements in my game were gonna be working with Juan Carlos. I think that’s what makes him such a great graceful champion and someone that our sport really really needs.”
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