Just one day removed from competing in the US Open final, Ben Shelton visited young patients at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York.
The No. 4 player in the PIF ATP Rankings was joined by his girlfriend, football star Trinity Rodman, and StarWing Sports’ CEO Lawrence Frankopan for Monday’s visit to Columbia’s Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, in partnership with the Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund.
“Visits like this are part of what Hope & Heroes works to make possible, a chance for kids and their families to see someone they'd just watched compete on the world's biggest stage, now sitting in the room with them to offer encouragement," Hope & Heroes wrote in an Instagram post.
Shelton spent time with pediatric patients and their families, as well as medical staff, drawing smiles all around one day after suffering a tough defeat on one of the sport’s biggest stages, a major final at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 23-year-old’s support will continue beyond his in-person visit. Shelton is donating a pair of match shoes to a Sotheby's charity auction benefiting Hope & Heroes and its patients.
Hope & Heroes is a nonprofit that funds research, treatment, and care for children with cancer and blood disorders in the New York region.
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