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Shelton slams TV hosts after advancing
The Straits Times
|January 23, 2025
Australian Open semi-finalist Ben Shelton said on Jan 22 he was "shocked" by the on-court TV interviews at Melbourne Park, slamming them as "disrespectful".
MELBOURNE - Australian Open semi-finalist Ben Shelton said on Jan 22 he was "shocked" by the on-court TV interviews at Melbourne Park, slamming them as "disrespectful".
The all-action 22-year-old told reporters after battling past Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) in the quarter-finals that he felt a lot of "negativity".
A leading TV presenter this week apologised on air to Novak Djokovic for mocking the 24-time Grand Slam winner and Serbian fans.
The 37-year-old great had said he would refuse to do on-court interviews until he got an apology.
Shelton said: "I don't think that the guy who mocked Novak, I don't think that was just a single event. I've noticed it with different people, not just myself.
"I noticed it with Learner Tien in one of his matches. I think, when he beat (Daniil) Medvedev, his post-match interview, I thought it was kind of embarrassing and disrespectful."
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