Ben Shelton melts his sister Emma's heart with luxury car gift as he shows off his generous side in Atlanta photodump

Ben Shelton recently surprised her sister, Emma, with a brand new SUV as her Christmas gift. Emma, a former college player, could not believe her eyes and nearly shed tears of joy.

Currently enjoying his offseason, Ben had an eventful weekend in his hometown of Atlanta, and he shared his joy with his social media followers. On Sunday, December 7, the 23-year-old posted a few photos on Instagram, showing his entire family together at home. He also participated in an exhibition event on Saturday.

Ben's carousel post started with photos from the tennis event before moving to the family reunion. The last slide was a clip showing him presenting his sister with her Christmas gift - a black Jeep Grand Cherokee. Their adorable exchange was as follows:

Ben: Merry Christmas.

Emma: Why did you do that? How did you get me a car?

Ben: I told you I was going to do it.

Emma: Bro, I’m going to throw up.

Ben: Do it before you get in.

"Full weekend in ATL… @theatlantacup ✅, Grandmas on my mom and dads side together ❤️, Surprised my sister with a new car 🤪," he captioned the post.

Meanwhile, Ben Shelton, Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, and Nick Kyrgios headlined the inaugural edition of the Atlanta Cup. The single-day exhibition event took place at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, on Saturday, December 6.

In the first match of the night, World No. 1 Sabalenka overcame Osaka 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 in a thriller. Kyrgios last played a singles tour match in March and has been sidelined due to multiple injuries. He faced local hero Shelton and lost 7-6, 6-3, but entertained the crowd, especially with his underarm serve.

As for the mixed-doubles encounter, Shelton and Sabalenka defeated Osaka and Kyrgios.

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Ben Shelton won his maiden ATP Masters title this year

Ben Shelton at the National Bank Open 2025 - Source: Getty

Making steady progress since turning pro in 2022, Ben Shelton had his best season this year, finishing with a 40-24 record. He won his biggest title so far at the ATP 1000 Canadian Open in August, overcoming the likes of Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, and Karen Khachanov.

The American also made his debut at the ATP Finals, though he lost all three of his group matches. Speaking at a press conference after crashing out in Turin, he said:

“Certainly eye-opening being able to play against some of the best players in the world, [realizing] the things that I need to do better. I'm not the player that I want to be yet. Not close. There's so many things that I need to work on.”