Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe are enjoying in Houston at this week’s US Men’s Clay Court Championship.
The pair are good buddies who typically socialize outside of tennis.
When Shelton was requested what he was doing in his off-court time, he said not much. That’s where the bother started.
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Shelton and Tiafoe’s conflicting accounts
He talked about asking Tiafoe to go to a Houston Rockets sport which Tiafoe opted not to do. However, Tiafoe was noticed at the sport.
Shelton proceeded to call Tiafoe “a snake.”
Days later, Tiafoe disputed Shelton’s account by saying Shelton never requested him to go to the sport.
Sounds like a he said/he said state of affairs, and it is not clear if either of them knows who is telling the reality.
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They won’t resolve it on the court in Houston
Shelton, the high singles seed and 2024 US Clay Court Men’s Championship winner, lost his Friday quarterfinal match to Thiago Agustin Tirante in three units.
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Second seeded Tiafoe, the 2023 champion, faces Alexei Popyrin in Friday night time’s quarterfinal match.
Shelton won 4 ATP singles titles but has never won a doubles title so this would be monumental.
Watch the conclusion of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday, April 5 on the Tennis Channel.
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