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, 2021Gators freshman Ben Shelton stormed back from a first-set loss in his No.