Controversial doubles match that took place at the ATP Masters 1000 Montecarlo 2025, with a heated confrontation between Ben Shelton and Andrea Vavassori having shocking consequences. The Italian complained throughout the match about constant body shots received from the American, as well as his challenging attitude. He didn't hesitate to confront him at the end of the match, and Shelton replied that he was being too soft and that this was not baseball but tennis. Minutes later, the Italian announced his withdrawal from the Barcelona tournament due to a rib injury, apparently caused by one of the shots Shelton delivered.
🔥 After the match, 🇮🇹 Vavassori accused 🇺🇸 Shelton of having a bad attitude and hitting several body shots.
— ESPN Tennis (@ESPNtenis) April 11, 2025
What do you think of Shelton's behavior? 👀 We're listening. 👇#MonteCarlo pic.twitter.com/eGNvs1QT70
No way Shelton injured Vavassori ☠️ pic.twitter.com/NQq2bv3SCb
— Alessandro Febbi (@AleCreek) April 10, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Así fue la tremenda polémica entre Shelton y Vavassori: "Eres un suave"

