100% agree. Crowd gets proper involved when they’re closer in and it’s a more barbarian atmosphere.

^ facts ​@@MikeyysVlogs

Yep, amazing atmosphere I actually feel bad that I’m Canadian sometimes because we would never make noise like they did

he wants it to be one way

He didn't like it today. Nice try fanboy

@@ThePacemaker45 It’s never one way in the college atmosphere. It’s rowdy. That’s what he likes and is use to.

@@williamsannuto8239 I’m not a fan at all. I don’t care if he wins or loses. I’m just telling you facts, squirt.

Robust crowd support. Yes. Kotex's dirty antics. No. There was A LOT of talk to Messina during the changeovers about the Hippo's incessant delays during Shelton's service games that ultimately resulted in a deserved point penalty. Plus, the taunting finger wagging from Porkov whenever Shelton double faulted. Ultimately Ben's bigger weapons got him the win & he mimed the Ruskie's impotent fist pump before the Hippo's no look handshake at the end.

@@got2bjosh Shelton groupie

@@FabianM99 I'm no one's groupie per se, I'm just not willing to stand by & let a mindless deluge of ridiculous hatred against him stand with no push back. They're all the same humorless lemmings galvanized by You-Know-Who.

That atmosphere is normal in college tennis

@@got2bjosh bro, you are literally on every video that has Shelton either in the thumbnail or title, are you his fucking brother?

Nobody cares about your opinion.

Shelton is a typical narcissistic egoist who sees no one but himself. We will be glad if he loses in the next round.

PRECISELY. He tried it, but Shelton, Messina, the crowd, & the supervisor were NOT having it.

@@LiamSKAyou seem biased and bitter

@@LiamSKA It's not narcissistic to uphold the rules of engagement. Kotex played dirty all match. He constantly delayed Shelton's service games & finally received a point penalty after warnings from Messina. When returning, you MUST play at the pace of the server, duh. Wagging his finger when Shelton double faulted, underarm serving, & fist pumping on return did nothing to endear the Hippo to the crowd or Shelton. Y'all talk mess but don't even know what really goes on.

Weird weird weird... Hopefully he changes it next week.

to irritate Kotov

yasss!!!

Got smoked in straights today. Says the crowd was way too rowdy for him. Hey Ben CLICK

What is there to like i'm just genuinely curious

@@nikolaip5834 not sure. All I hear is how great Shelton, how huge is serve is yea he can hit 150 mph serve but doesn't yet where are the results where ?

Flattery is a form of respect. Respect is an element of professionalism. 🤣

yet mr djokobitch handled it like a 5 year old crybaby lol

Shelton wasn't simply copying Kotex, he was mocking the impotent fist pump. Porkov really tried it during the match point penalty included. In the end, the Hippo's underarm serve & underhanded stalling tactics weren't enough to best Ben's better game.

Found the Noletard 😂

lol your support someone who was acting like a complete ass and actively doing negative behaviors damaging to the sport over Shelton who just is having fun.

I lived in Italy. 'Tis true.

Man I love Italians

Moutet is a cry baby but kotov wasnt wrong here 😂

Kotov wasn't wrong. Moutet should be banned. Know the difference.

3 Babies !!! Sheltons grunting and The Celebration was disrespectful

​@@UshgulubululumWhat about Nadal, Alcaraz, Sonego? Do u say the same damm thing?

@@FrankHor101 Tell me, do you have one on the marble? Of the players you mentioned, only Sonego fits into a series of clowns and players who show no respect. Nadal and Alcaraz are both fair sportsmen

no one asked

Great analysis

No one asked 😂

@@skippys8322 Thank you. To clarify, because people STILL don’t know; he received a time violation warning in the 2nd set, then Messina gave him both a point penalty & delay of game warning in the 3rd.

@@gebmanini6465 No one asked for your comments & yet here you are…

Ben's got the bigger, better game & the Hippo was irritating everyone with his incessant game delays & dirty antics.

I knew they would; Italians (the ones I know) are a passionate; feisty bunch! I don't know where Yannik got his calm and quiet demeanor from. Lol.

literally 🔥🔥🔥

@@godz4ever404 Janhip is from the north. His pasta sauce is creamy not spicy.

@@got2bjosh hahaha not the hippo!!! lol

That underarm serve was just one of many underhanded tactics used by the Hippo throughout the match. The crowd, Messina, & Ben were on to Kotex from the start. Ultimately, none of them worked & Shelton was victorious.

@@got2bjosh But I'm saying I don't think the underarm serve is "underhanded" ... except if you mean literally, in which case, yeah.

@@DanielFolsom It's a legal shot, but unless you're injured and can't land on your loading leg properly, there is no noble reason to use that serve. It's meant to catch your opponent by surprise, but it's become less effective as more players have become better at chasing down drop shots. Still, Kaughtov won that point in the rally.

@@got2bjosh Hm. I just don't agree about nobility. What, exactly, is "not noble" about it? If the receiving player is standing particularly far back from the baseline ... it's the right strategic move to throw in an occasional underhand serve. To be clear: I'm not defending anything else as to Koto's conduct, but tennis crowds have always been weird about the underhand serve.

@@got2bjosh you know what else is meant to catch opponents by surprise? Body serves. Taking the ball early. Taking the ball late to force the opponent to guess early. A drop shot after a long baseline rally. Hitting away from the open court when your opponent has committed to running to the open court. Making a no-look shot near the net to fool your opponent into committing one way. Tennis is about catching your opponent by surprise; it's half the reason plays are drawn up and strategy is useful

Precisely. Shelton is mentally tough & had the crowd on his side. The delays only pissed Ben off & made him MORE determined to win. Even Messina couldn't ignore the delays any longer & Porkov's point penalty was fully deserved.

You-Know-Who's legion of mind-blind Racket Eaters. Disregard them.

I really liked what Quarantine Imotep had to say to the crowd in Santiago after his win over JarJar.

I haven't seen him do it since Joker did it to him. I don't think he expected so much vitriol for doing it.

The only trouble is that if you do it when you win, then when you lose it looks extra stupid. So he should save that for when he's nearly unbeatable.

​@@godz4ever404he did it to sinner in Shanghai after beating him but not since then. That was October 2023 so its been a minute

Child, please. Ben has the bigger weapons & used them to full effect in the 2nd & 3rd sets. Once he got his rackets sorted & found the ones with the correct tensions, it was a wrap. Kotex pissing him off with the constant delays only made Shelton more determined.

Так чего ж не выиграл?

Para mi gusto es una payasada, se pierde el respeto entre jugadores profesionales…pero bueno, para gustos no hay nada escrito.

@@nalu5059 Para mi no, últimamente los jugadores son demasiado correctos y o robóticos, el malo vende y también es necesario para el show.

@@fernandols9826 , por eso te decia q pa gustos no hay nada escrito y está mas que bien si te gusta cuando se pican entre los jugadores.

Y'all still carrying on with that cornball phone mess. Pretty sure Father Time is the one making the calls.

still living in 2023 I see 😂

@@nickathearn4488 i mean considering novak has been terrible this year its probably a coping mechanism for his fans to still be living in 2023 🤣🤣🤣

@@Trout811 exactly 😂 and they just keep buying in to whatever excuse he makes for the loss

@@nickathearn4488 Yes, Nadal does that a lot.

🤨

HELPP IM GIGGLING

probably did it to piss kotov off lol

​@@skuashy2283Nah, Ben always grunts like that. It's weird as fuck but at least it's not over the top or delayed or anything

So watch the match then, this is just 2 min clip from a 2hr match.

Why?? Cos he is fun to watch duh

@@saami9606 And the other guy was kind of A-hole.

And he’s not Kotov.

Shelton is the better player & he didn't play dirty to win. Simple. The crowd could see how the rancid Ruskie was delaying the game on return & didn't like it. The point penalty was well deserved.

@@got2bjosh you're doing the lord's work out here fending off the grasshopper's legion of diccriders

Who are you to say a tennis players grunts are unnrcessary? Go watch hockey or shut up

Everyone grunts. You should've heard Medvedead during practice when BuBenik was playing doubles. So distractingly loud. All four guys were laughing during the changeover.

Because of Kotex's dirty delays ultimately resulting in him receiving a point penalty from Messina. There was also the underarm serve, finger wagging on double faults, & fist pumps on return. All of it pissed off Shelton & the crowd.

my first thought too, he never did this before wtf, some WTA stuff happening here

@n0name1450 been training with Sabalenka probably...

@@n0name1450yes he did. Go back and watch some of his matches. Not the first time. With all the other players on the tour making some kind of stupid noise, who really cares?

Me too, I never heard this from Shelton, another stupid new grunt! I liked him too before this, same as FAA.

he just did it to annoy Porkov here

@doramon Gamesmanship through message sending and crowd pandering, that's it! The young generation and its lack of class has arrived on the tour. :( I would not be surprised if we see a fight between tennis players at some point if that bragging attitude gets worse. And crowds are not getting wiser as well.

Basically, Kotex played dirty the entire match & lost. When returning, you're supposed to play at the pace of the server. When they're ready you need to be ready. Instead, the Hippo would delay Shelton's service games to where Messina finally issued the rancid Ruskie a point penalty in the 3rd set. On top of all that, Porkov would wag his finger when Shelton double faulted, fist pumped on return errors, & underarm served at one point. The mimed fist pump from Belton & no-look handshake at the end from Pavel was just a sign there was no love lost between the players.

@@got2bjosh Whatever! So both were acting like spoiled brats. Anyway, I get that Shelton could get under your skin but Kotov could have been better as well. I will give you that but I would like to know why he was pissed at Shelton in the first place. What was the trigger point of all that nonsense? BTW, judging by your creativity I guess that there is "no love lost" between you and Kotov also. ;)

​@@aryusure1943 Shelton wasn't being a brat. The returner must play at the pace of the server. That's literally the rule. Delay of game is another actual offense. To answer your question, here's the tennis tea: In the 1st set, Shelton was missing a lot of makable 2nd serve returns, so Kotex was holding comfortably & then got a break at the end. In the 2nd set, Shelton sorted out his rackets & found the one with the correct string tension, so his shots stopped flying on long/wide. That settled him down and allowed him to find his range to make more returns. Couple that with Ben's bigger serving & now there's way more pressure on Porkov's service games. In response, the Ruskie ramps up the mind games by continuing to take time during Shelton's service games which he knows he can't do. After dropping the 2nd set, Pavlov leaves the court which allowed Shelton to talk with his dad who told him what to fix on return as a break for the 3rd set would be crucial. Eventually, Paved met the end of his road and grew more fatigued with each game as Shelton upped the ante on his serve & forehand. Shelton also made him run more & more balls down. Eventually, Messina issued a point penalty after way too many delays on return. The stalling tactics continued as Kaughtov tried to delay play even further & asked for the supervisor who of course sided with the umpire. Through it all, the crowd remained with Shelly.

@@got2bjosh Thanks for the colorful summary. I'll take your word for it since I did not watch the match and the video starts with the point penalty to Kotov for violating the clock rule which gives you a point (no pun intended). BTW, I know the rule that you have to respect the server's pace. Nadal pissed off a lot of players with his pace though, hence the service clock was put in motion. And nowadays some returners don't respect the clock. Upside down! And I get that you remained on Shelton's side as well. ;)

He's young. Might be trying new breathing technique to stay focused.

@@blackblake3658 yeah, that's right. The one they breathe from their @$$ eh?. Yep, that's trendy these days amongst the youngsters. You are right, that thought didn't occur to me as I use my rational head to decide. Kudos to you 🙌

Fake grunts to disrupt opponent. Insecurity.

Well I am American and its sounds like Trump is your ultimate boy

@Alyosha I'm in!

He is a brat!!! So nasty and so rude

Not sure about Trump, but "Karamazov"? Sounds like a Putin's alter boy.

@@craigwilliams516 This is such a fact-free and delusional attitude, it is getting hilarious. He is always - always - respectful at the net, win or lose. That is not nasty. If he was blond and blue-eyed, you would have a different opinion.

Meaty Ruskie with a dangerous forehand. Good on clay, excels indoors.

​@@got2bjoshYou do know your stuff huh? I never actually heard of him as I follow the women's game mostly but of course know the superstars in the men's game. 😊

@@godz4ever404 Si, Kaughtov had one heck of a match against Moldfleece in Stockholm Syndrome last year.

@@got2bjosh I just might regret asking this, but I'll be brave! Now, WHO is "Moldfleece?"Gael? If so, how, why, mold? I'm scared, but have at it! 😭 Lol.

@@godz4ever404 I love some good, layered wordplay.

Ranked 14 (at the moment) in the world is low?

Hello, I say about Pavel Kotov - So thinking before comment back✌️

Spectators, never made a team or could be professionals

nobody wants to see your photos

Keep your boobs to yourself Karen.. Ben is a great tennis player and gonna be greater the year is young

kotov deserved it though

As if! Shows you DIDN'T watch the full match. Shelton, Messina, the supervisor, & the crowd were NOT having Kotex's dirty delays. The Hippo was in hot water & had it coming with that point penalty. Finger wagging whenever Shelton double faulted, fist pumps on return, & most egregiously not playing to the pace of the server. That mimed fist pump put the rancid Ruskie in his place.

He's one of the most joyful, friendly, respectful players on tour. Being humbled by an egotistical and entitled liar isn't actually possible.

How the heck did WOMEN get dragged into this?! WTH! 😂