Ben shelton and Frances Tiafoe are playing in Houston at this week’s US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The pair are good friends who often socialize outside of tennis. When Shelton was asked what he was doing in his off-court time, he said not much.
That’s where the trouble began. MORE: Comparing the top four professional tennis podcastsShelton and tiafoe’s conflicting accountsHe mentioned asking Tiafoe to go to a Houston Rockets game which Tiafoe opted not to do. However, Tiafoe was spotted at the game.
shelton proceeded to call Tiafoe “a snake.”Days later, Tiafoe disputed Shelton’s account by saying Shelton never asked him to go to the game. Sounds like a he said/he said scenario, and it is not clear if either of them knows who is telling the truth. MORE: Alexandra Eala’s superstar status is sealed on and off the courtThey won’t resolve it on the court in HoustonShelton, the top singles seed and 2024 US Clay Court Men’s Championship winner, lost his Friday quarterfinal match to Thiago Agustin Tirante in three sets.
Second seeded Tiafoe, the 2023 champion, faces Alexei Popyrin in Friday night’s quarterfinal match. Shelton won four 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.
