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Ben Shelton has his sights set on attaining Roger Federer\u2019s locker room aura. The 20-year-old American has already made waves in his first full year on tour, reaching the US Open semi-final. And Shelton hopes to leave his rivals \u201cscared\u201d when they see his name in the draw in the future.<\/p>\n
Shelton will face one of the toughest tests of his young career on Friday as he takes on Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the US Open. The world No 47 has already played and lost to Carlos Alcaraz at the recent Canadian Open though facing the 23-time Major champion at a Grand Slam will be another beast altogether.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the 20-year-old appears to be up for the challenge as he showed his fearless nature weeks before reaching the last four at his home Grand Slam tournament. Speaking in July, the former college tennis player revealed that he wanted to emulate the reputation that Federer had in his prime.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be that dude in the draw where there\u2019s not one player that wants to see me,\u201d Shelton said in a chat with compatriots Christopher Eubanks and Frances Tiafoe for Ultimate Tennis Showdown. But Eubanks thought the world No 47 had already achieved that.<\/p>\n
Just in <\/strong> US Open finalist Aryna Sabalenka has opponents complaining about loud grunting[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWho wants to see you right now? Carlos Alcaraz does not want to see your name next to his. Bro I can promise you that,\u201d the 27-year-old said. It wasn\u2019t enough for Shelton, however, as he wanted to take things to another level like Federer.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI\u2019m not talking just doesn\u2019t want to. I\u2019m talking scared of me. Like genuine. Like Roger in his prime, he pulls up to a tournament and everyone\u2019s thinking about him.\u201d While Shelton is still in the early stages of his career, he has already made a statement in his first few months.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/4950620.jpg?r=1694191060124\")
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