Ben Shelton gives an honest assessment of his level this season so far

Since then, nonetheless, Shelton has didn’t string collectively wins, having suffered early exits at three consecutive tournaments

He bowed out within the third spherical of Indian Wells, the second spherical in Miami, and gained only one match on the US Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston.

Now, Shelton has traveled to Europe to get his Munich Open marketing campaign underway, the place he made the ultimate final yr.

Ben Shelton discusses his level forward of the Munich Open

Shelton was crushed by residence hope Alexander Zverev in final yr’s championship match in Munich, shedding in straight units.

Having performed one clay-court occasion in Houston earlier than aiming to achieve the ultimate once more in Munich, Shelton says his level on the floor will not be the place it must be.

Speaking to Tennis TVhe mentioned: “I really feel good. I feel, , the extra time that I spend on it, the higher that I get, the extra clear I really feel my identification is on the courtroom.

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“And yeah, just really looking forward to continuing to work on things and improve.

“You know, I’m not where I want to be on clay or on any surface, to be honest, but I try to get closer and closer each year.”

Ben Shelton displays on final yr’s marketing campaign on the Munich Open

“It was so much of enjoyable enjoying right here final yr. I feel this match has wonderful vitality. I feel Munich is a metropolis that loves sports activities, so to be a component of that’s cool.

“I got to go to a Bayern Munich game last year and the atmosphere was insane. As the tournament went on the center court it was packed and it was a lot of fun to play here.”

Shelton got here near crashing out early in Munich final yr, having confronted a match level towards Croatian star Borna Gojo earlier than getting back from a set right down to win and advance.

He mentioned: “Going from almost losing in the first round, being down match point to then playing in the final here, my first 500 final on clay was really cool.”

In the primary spherical at this yr’s version of the Munich Open, Shelton will tackle compatriot Emilio Nava.