Ben Shelton hustles Jordan Thompson 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Tokyo on Wednesday. Shelton will engage against Tommy Paul in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 49 minutes.
The American added to his prize money $ 23,725 after winning this match. He has already won $ 50,895 after this win. If he wins the next match, Ben will add $ 48,720 to his earnings to get in total $ 99,615 in total.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Jordan Thompson Rakuten Japan Open – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:49
At the end of the match, the American scored 117 points vs. Jordan’s 99.
Shelton
Ben served very well to win 81% of the points (50/62) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (19/34) on his second serve. Shelton struck 13 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Ben won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 27% (3/11) of the procured opportunities.
Thompson
On the other side, Jordan was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). However, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Shelton and Thompson is 2-0 for Ben.
Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Tommy Paul – stats
Shelton will compete against Paul in the quarter.
This will be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Shelton and Paul (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Shelton won 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 4th round in Us open back in September 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Thompson conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Jordan broke back in the 8th (4-4) game to win the set 7-6.
Jordan was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the American was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 104 points. It’s worth to point out that, Jordan won this set even if he scored less points 6 than Shelton (49-55). Jordan dropped 21 points on serve (30-21). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 19 points on serve (34-19).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American grabbed in the 10th game (6-4) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-4).
Ben failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
Ben converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Ben didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 60 points. Ben was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Thompson (34-26). Shelton lost 5 points on serve (20-5). On the other side, Thompson conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).
Similarly to the 2nd set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Ben grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Shelton converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 52 points. Ben conquered the set after winning 6 points more than Jordan (29-23). The American dropped 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the court, Jordan conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).
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