Ben Shelton is no ordinary tennis rookie.
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and into the second round of the Australian Open after a thrilling triumph in a fifth-set tiebreak Tuesday. Shelton turned away Zhang Zhizhen of China, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 , in a first-round match that was delayed by rain and extreme heat in Melbourne. The strapping 6-foot-4 lefty won the NCAA singles championship last May as a sophomore at the University of Florida playing for his father, Bryan, a former top-100 player who is now the Gators’ head coach, and turned pro weeks later . Shelton lost in the first round of the US Open last fall before reeling off an unprecedented three consecutive titles on the minor league ATP Challenger Tour to boost his ranking to where he qualified directly into the Australian Open draw.
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