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Atlanta native Ben Shelton advances to Wimbledon third round after thrilling 5-set win – WSB-TV Channel 2

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LONDON, England — Atlanta native and world No. 14 Ben Shelton advanced to the third round of Wimbledon after a thrilling five-set victory Thursday.

Shelton, 21, beat South African Lloyd Harris in five sets, with the final set ending in an exhilarating, back-and-forth tiebreak.

Atlanta-born Shelton made a splash at the US Open last year, becoming the youngest American to reach the US Open semi-finals since 1992.

After losing in the second round at Wimbledon last year, this is Shelton’s best performance at the tournament to date.

Shelton’s father is Bryan Shelton, a former men’s tennis player and head coach of the Georgia Tech women’s tennis team. Shelton was an All-American at Georgia Tech in the 1980s and is a Yellow Jackets Hall of Famer.

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Bryan Shelton also coached the Georgia Tech women’s tennis team to a national championship in 2007. He left in 2012 to become the head coach of the University of Florida men’s team.

After his father was hired by Florida, the Shelton family moved from Atlanta to Gainesville.

Next, Shelton will face Canada’s Denis Shapovalov.

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