WATCH: Ben Shelton engages in heated verbal spat after doubles match in Monte Carlo 2025

Tennis star Ben Shelton was recently seen involved in a verbal spat in the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters 2025 doubles game. This controversy took place when the 22-year-old star player partnered with Indian player Rohan Boppanna and faced off against Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

As the game ended, the two teams and four players came to shake hands near the net area. After that, Vavassori was seen talking to Ben Shelton, saying that he had hit him during one of their rallies in the opening set. After listening to his remark, the American stalwart lifted his shirt and showcased similar marks of being hit while confronting him that it was a normal thing while playing the sport.

Watch the incident here:

“So soft 😡 so sof- 😃VAMOS” pic.twitter.com/o2ZCF1h1DS

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Ben Shelton and Rohan Bopanna storm into doubles quarter-finals!

Meanwhile, the Indian-American duo stormed into the quarter-finals of the marquee event after they registered a magnificent win over Alejandro Tabilo and Francisco Cerundolo in the opening clash. The two ATP stars might face Jack Draper and Tomas Machac in the quarterfinals, with two teams aiming to seal the semi-final berth.

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Ben Shelton crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters 2025 singles!

Meanwhile, Ben Shelton has crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters 2025 tournament. Tennis star Ben Shelton has suffered a first-round defeat. Star player Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has defeated the American sensation with a scoreline of 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2 to storm into the second round of the prestigious tournament.

"It's a victory that makes me very happy, since after Acapulco I haven't had a good time with injuries and such. It's a challenge to come here the first week on clay, and you don't know what will happen with a great server and a great player. I was a bit more nervous than usual throughout the match, but I knew how to be there at every moment, and that's what gave me the victory today, knowing how to be there and being competitive," Alejandro Davidovich Fokina said after the win.