Emma Shelton, the sister of tennis player Ben Shelton, recently congratulated her brother on his first-ever title win at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. Ben Shelton had just come off a third-round elimination at the Miami Open before advancing to the finals in Houston, where he defeated the defending champion Frances Tiafoe in a gripping battle, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Emma, an aspiring tennis player herself, shared her excitement on Instagram, reposting her brother’s ATP 250 clay court victory post and adding a few trophy emojis.
Emma has played most of her tennis at the University of Florida at the collegiate level and was even present to support her brother at the 2023 US Open. Meanwhile, Ben Shelton is quickly making a name for himself in the men’s tour, having reached the top 15 in the ATP rankings for the first time in his career after his win in Houston. Although he has not yet announced his official participation in upcoming events like the Barcelona Open or Madrid Open, he is expected to make his second appearance at the French Open next month.
Both Ben and Emma have been part of the Florida Gators tennis team, with Ben joining in June 2020 and Emma signing with the team in June 2021 after transferring from South Carolina. Ben led the Gators to their first NCAA Team Championships in 2021 while Emma won the Green Bracket individual title at the Bedford Cup in the 2022-23 season and claimed victory at the Miami Fall invite that same year. With Ben achieving recent success on the main tour, Emma is likely eager to join him soon. In fact, the siblings recently teamed up for a doubles match with Ben’s former Florida Gators teammate, Andres Andrade, at the Houston event, although they were eventually eliminated in the quarterfinals by William Blumberg and John Peers.
