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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Shelton, Paul, Tiafoe and Mannarino to play on Friday – Dallas Open

DALLAS ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe and Adrian Mannarino will play on Friday

9 February 2024

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe and Adrian Mannarino are going to compete on Friday at the Dallas Open.

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Ben Shelton vs. Jordan Thompson

Head to head 2-0 for Shelton

Ben Shelton will square off with Jordan Thompson in the quarter for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:30 pm on STADIUM.

Ben Shelton: ranking and results

Ranked no. 16, Ben reached the quarter after defeating Michael Mmoh 6-3 6-3.

The American has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Shelton’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Auckland.

Last year in Dallas Shelton didn’t play in Dallas in 2023.

Jordan Thompson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 44, the Australian got to the quarter after defeating Adam Neff 6-3 6-1 and Denis Kudla 6-1 6-1.

The Australian has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Thompson’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Brisbane.

Last year in Dallas Jordan surrendered in the 2^nd round 6-2 7-6(3) to Adrian Mannarino.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Ben Shelton and Jordan Thompson play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

Before, the last time they squared off, Shelton won 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Tokyo back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.43
Jordan Thompson -> 2.84

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Tommy Paul vs. Dominik Koepfer

Head to head 1-1

Tommy Paul will play Dominik Koepfer in the quarter for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:00 pm on STADIUM.

Tommy Paul: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, the American reached the quarter after beating Taro Daniel 6-3 6-2.

Paul has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dallas The American didn’t compete in Dallas in 2023.

Dominik Koepfer: ranking and results

Ranked no. 60, Koepfer got to the quarter after defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 7-6⁵ and Rinky Hijikata 6-3 7-6⁵.

Dominik has a 8-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Koepfer’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Canberra Challenger.

Last year in Dallas Dominik didn’t play in Dallas in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Tommy Paul and Dominik Koepfer face off. Their record is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Paul on indoor hard courts.

Before, the last time they fought against each other, Paul won 6-2 6-4 in the 1^st round in Champaign Challenger back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tommy Paul who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Tommy Paul is the pick to win this match.
Tommy Paul -> 1.38
Dominik Koepfer -> 3.05

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Frances Tiafoe vs. Marcos Giron

Head to head 3-1 for Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe will fight against Marcos Giron in the quarter for the 5^th time of their career.

Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14, Tiafoe got to the quarter after defeating Alex Michelsen 6-4 6-3.

Francis has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dallas The American lost in the quarter 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Jeff Wolf.

Marcos Giron: ranking and results

Ranked no. 67, Marcos reached the quarter after beating Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 6-1 6-4 and Max Purcell 6-4 6-3.

Marcos has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dallas The American lost in the quarter 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 to Taylor Fritz.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Frances Tiafoe and Marcos Giron fight against each other. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but Giron leads 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Tiafoe won 6-2 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Indian wells back in 2023.

Adrian Mannarino vs. James Duckworth

Head to head 2-1 for Mannarino

Adrian Mannarino will face James Duckworth in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career.

Adrian Mannarino: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17 (career high), Mannarino got to the quarter after beating Yoshihito Nishioka w/o.

The French player has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The French player best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Australia.

Last year in Dallas Mannarino had to surrender in the quarter 6-3 6-4 to Yibing Wu.

James Duckworth: ranking and results

Ranked no. 106, James reached the quarter after defeating Zachary Svajda 7-6³ 6-1 and Christopher Eubanks 7-6³ 6-4.

The Australian has a 9-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). James’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Cleveland Challenger.

Last year in Dallas Duckworth didn’t play in Dallas in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Adrian Mannarino and James Duckworth fight against each other. Their actual record is 2-1 for Mannarino (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time they fought against each other, Mannarino won 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the 1^st round in Australian open back in 2022.