Ben Shelton n'avait gagné que deux matchs en deux participations à Roland-Garros, avant 2025. Alors au moment de se présenter face à Carlos Alcaraz en huitièmes de finale ce dimanche, il n'avait rien à perdre, après ses trois succès de la semaine. Décomplexé, l'Américain a fait vaciller le tenant du titre espagnol, jusqu'à se procurer trois balles de première manche. Finalement, l'Ibérique est resté solide, acceptant d'entrer dans une bataille féroce de plus de trois heures qu'il ne pouvait pas perdre. Le public du Chatrier en a pris pleins les yeux, et "Carlitos" a fini par lever les bras de soulagement (7-6(8), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4).
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07:03Is that hot? Um, slow motion showed that, uh, I guess he did throw the racket.
07:12Um, so yeah, I guess I was surprised that he gave up the point.
07:15Uh, obviously a guy with a lot of sportsmanship.
07:18Um, that's never really an issue for him.
07:21So, um, yeah, crazy shot.
07:24It was one of those, I think Bublik had something similar against me.
07:27And, uh, Montreal where it's just like a ridiculous shot.
07:31Kind of sad that it doesn't count.
07:36Hey Ben, what's the hardest part about playing Carlos on clay at the moment?
07:42Um, you know, I always say that the best players on each surface is the best movers.
07:49I think his movement is elite, uh, the way that he can get back an extra ball, obviously the explosive tennis and the way that he can use the angles and, uh, open up the court is really, really difficult.
08:02And, uh, so I think all of those things combined, the athleticism, the, the feel up at the net, the touch and drop shots.
08:10It's, it's all kind of complete package.
08:15Hey man, what were played?
08:16Uh, just, you mentioned that your look back at the tape on this match.
08:20I'm curious, how much do you actually go and look back at the tape after wins and losses?
08:25And what's your like process for evaluating, you know, matches like this, particularly the ones against the top players?
08:30Yeah, I do it a lot.
08:32Um, I think it's great for me and, um, to be able to learn, especially when I'm playing against great players.
08:42Uh, but also how I handle those tight situations and matches where I play well and I don't win.
08:49It's like, okay, what happened in the, in the moment at six, five in the breaker?
08:53How did I lose that point?
08:54What serve did I go to?
08:55Um, did I miss my spot?
08:57Did I miss a first serve?
08:58Uh, for me that it's, it's those moments in the matches that matter the most and that come up.
09:04Uh, and, and I think that that's kind of the, the piece that I have to figure out.
09:12Um, one of the biggest parts of my evolution is how you play those clutch points where you serve in those clutch moments.
09:20And do you make the return in the clutch moments?
09:22And do you make the return in the clutch moments?
