{
  "id": 6863292,
  "title": "American U.S. Open finalist's mom is from Carmel, family with IHSAA championships",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/american-u-s-open-finalists-mom-is-from-carmel-family-with-ihsaa",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T04:33:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/american-u-open-finalists-mom-043337986.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ben Shelton, the American U.S. Open finalist, will face top-seeded Alexander Zverev in the final on Sunday. His father, Bryan Shelton, has been instrumental in guiding his tennis career, and he credits his mother, Lisa Shelton, for her unwavering support. Lisa is from a prominent tennis family in Carmel, Indiana, with two of her children, Todd and Rick, winning IHSAA championships. Todd, a former world top pro doubles player, tragically passed away from cancer at the age of 34. Lisa also had a background in youth tennis and met Bryan in 1993. They moved their family to Gainesville, Florida, where Bryan coached at the University of Florida. Ben, who played for UF, now trains full-time under his father's guidance. In addition to his tennis career, Ben is in a relationship with Trinity Rodman, the soccer star daughter of former NBA player Dennis Rodman.",
  "summary": "An all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open led to Ben Shelton's first major final appearance. His mother is from a famed tennis family with IHSAA titles.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Shelton carries American hopes in US Open final after beating Tiafoe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/shelton-carries-american-hopes-in-us-open-final-after-beating-tiafoe",
        "published": "2026-09-12T03:48:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}