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Kings of the court: Florida men’s tennis breaks through for first national title

Roads to royalty in human history have long traced the paths of bloodlines. Florida’s trek to its first national championship in men’s tennis, it turns out, was no different: When the last stroke was played last night, two of the men most integral to the title embraced in a hug that represented more than the bond between coach and player.

Like, you know, father and son.

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Ben Shelton clinched the NCAA title for his dad, @GatorsMTN coach Bryan Shelton. pic.twitter.com/xEsCaVS4pA— USTA (@usta) May 23, 2021

Gators freshman Ben Shelton stormed back from a first-set loss in his No.