Deleting Twitter was the best decision of my life," says Shelton

Ben Shelton spoke at a press conference after qualifying for the Cincinnati quarterfinals by defeating Jiri Lehecka.

During the conference, the American revealed he had stepped away from social media to protect himself. He stated: "I remember two years ago, I ended up deleting Twitter from my phone, and it was the best decision I ever made.

Two years have passed, and I’ve never read anything on that social network again. I prefer watching highlights of certain matches.

Right now, I watch a lot of tennis matches, whether it’s from the tournament I’m playing in or even from a Challenger event happening that same week.

I have a team that helps keep me grounded; they’d never let me tell myself nonsense.