What Carlos Alcaraz Revealed About Ben Shelton’s Forehand

Ben Shelton’s heavy crosscourt forehand can put Carlos Alcaraz on defense. The Paris final gave Alvin and Torrey a chance to look closely at what happens next. How often can Shelton drive the next forehand down the line before Alcaraz has time to recover?

The conversation returns to Shelton’s US Open win over Alcaraz, then moves into the spacing and preparation that shape Shelton’s forehand. Torrey explains how a dominant serve can influence which shots a player develops, and Alvin identifies what he wants to see from Shelton by next summer’s hard-court swing. The episode closes with Rafael Jódar’s ATP Finals matchup prospects and first impressions from the WTA Finals at Indian Wells.

In this episode

• What Paris and the US Open each tell us about Shelton against Alcaraz
• How Shelton’s heavy crosscourt forehand creates room down the line
• What his running forehand reveals about his ability to extend through the ball
• Torrey’s five-ball rule for big servers
• Why Jódar can make power players uncomfortable
• What Alvin noticed on his first day at the WTA Finals

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