Andy Roddick says Ben Shelton made the suitable determination in retiring from his US Open match and he’s additionally advising the younger American to take his time to get well as a result of enjoying by way of the damage and presumably worsening it will do much more harm than good.
After claiming the Toronto title and turning into the youngest American since Andy Roddick in 2004 to win a Masters title, Shelton had excessive hopes for the US Open. And reality be instructed, the American tennis neighborhood hoped that the world No. 6 might make a run and develop into the primary American man since Roddick in 2003 to win a Grand Slam title.
Shelton was progressing properly early within the match, registering back-to-back straight-set wins. However then towards Adrian Mannarino, the American gave the impression to be bodily struggling. And after Mannarino gained the fourth of their third-round match to ship it to a decider, the house star retired because of a shoulder damage.
Roddick to Shelton: Don’t take a three-week damage and switch it right into a six-month damage
On his podcast, the 2003 US Open winner admitted that he was heartbroken for the 22-year-old American.
"If Ben doesn't have a serve, he can't make a run to win this match. The very last thing I need to do is take a three-week damage and switch it right into a six-month damage, proper? And that’s not a romantic approach that followers prefer to take care of sports activities, proper? We would like everybody to be Willis Reed, proper? We would like everybody to be you play by way of the ache," the previous world No. 1 mentioned on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast.
Simply earlier than coming to the US Open, Shelton gained the largest title of his profession and achieved a career-high rating of No. 6 on the earth.
"It’s laborious to be sober in decision-making. Don’t, in the event you're Ben, after all of the progress you've made this 12 months, don’t take a three-week damage and switch it right into a six-month in damage," Roddick added.
It stays to be seen for the way lengthy Shelton shall be sidelined and if he shall be prepared to start out his Asian swing in time.
