Different. And now that the clay swing is here, Shelton is once more cutting against the grain, moving on to Rome and the Italian Open as he treats a third-round loss in Spain last week as just ...

Ben Shelton: 'I didn't want to be one of 50 Nike guys' So was Ben Shelton, who put himself through a clay-court boot camp in March and early April as part of what he says will be a long-term ...

I’m really looking forward to getting on the red clay. Newly minted American star Ben Shelton, after his quarterfinal loss to compatriot Tommy Paul at the Australian Open It wasn’t so long ago ...

No great feat, at a glance, but Shelton rode the wave of confidence generated by that dogged 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) result all the way to the final—beating some fine clay competitors along the way.