Ben Shelton and Denis Shapovalov will play each other in the quarter of the Citi Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:30 pm on STADIUM. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.58
Denis Shapovalov -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Denis Shapovalov
This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Denis Shapovalov fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Shelton won 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 3rd round in at the Wimbledon back in July 2024.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs Denis Shapovalov – Wimbledon 06-July-2024
Ben Shelton
25 - 16win/loss
14
14
WWLLWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-16 | 11-7 | 8-4 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-26 | 21-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-11 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 24-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-7 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 14 (career-high), Shelton reached the quarter after beating Radu Albot 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 and Brandon Nakashima 7-6(5) 7-6(4).
In the 3rd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Nakashima (7-65 7-64). During the match, Shelton and Nakashima scored the same amount of points (80). However, the world no. 14 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Ben was very aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shelton struck 14 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Ben Shelton lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Shelton put 69% of his first serves in, winning 81% (50/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. Shelton was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Nakashima once.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ben has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Shelton has a solid win-loss record in the last 4 years having won 65% of his matches (111-60). 11-7 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shelton has an aggregate55-32 match record in the last 4 years on hard.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Houston where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
The American has an overall 25-16 win-loss record in 2024, 11-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Denis Shapovalov
17 - 18win/loss
139
10
WWWLLWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-18 | 6-6 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-13 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-26 | 22-12 | 4-4 | 7-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-23 | 11-11 | 7-6 | 4-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-15 | 8-6 | 5-2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 139, Denis got to the quarter after defeating Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1 6-4, Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-1 and Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6 6-4 6-2.
In the 3rd round against Kecmanovic, Shapovalov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-2). During the match Shapovalov scored 83 points vs Kecmanovic’s 72. The Canadian was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Shapovalov fired 8 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Denis Shapovalov was pretty efficient on serve to win 81% (39/48) of his 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Denis broke Kecmanovic 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shapovalov has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Denis has an overall 17-18 win-loss record in 2024, 6-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2018. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelton | Shapovalov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 60 |
| Pts | 186-168 | 210-159 |
| Total Points | 354 | 369 |
| Winners | 99 | 99 |
| %Winners | 53% | 47% |
Shelton played 2 matches while Shapovalov competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ben Shelton conceded 1 set, while Denis Shapovalov conceded 1 set. Shelton has played 2 set(s) less than Shapovalov (5 vs 7). Therefore, Shelton played 2 games less than Shapovalov. Ben scored 99 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Shapovalov blasted 99 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelton | Shapovalov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 13 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 124/182 | 128/192 |
| %1st in | 68% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 99/124 | 99/128 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 33/58 | 29/64 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 45% |
Shelton bagged 26 aces (13 per match). Shapovalov scored 19 aces (6.3 per match). Shelton won 80% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Shapovalov won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shelton | Shapovalov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 13 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 13/29 |
| % Converted | 36% | 45% |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 |
| Saved | 6 | 7 |
| % Saved | 75% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Shelton broke his opponents 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Ben conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Shapovalov conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shelton | ||||
| R2 Albot |
R3 Nakashima |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-75 6-3 | 7-65 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 26 | 58 | |
| pts | 106-88 | 80-80 | 186-168 | |
| Total points | 194 | 160 | 354 | |
| Winners | 49 | 50 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 63% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 14 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 62/92 | 62/90 | 124/182 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 69% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 49/62 | 50/62 | 99/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 81% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/30 | 14/28 | 33/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 50% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 1/1 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 100% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 80% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shapovalov | |||||
| R1 Bautista-Agut |
R2 Mannarino |
R3 Kecmanovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-2 6-1 | 4-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 15 | 28 | 60 | |
| pts | 69-57 | 58-30 | 83-72 | 210-159 | |
| Total points | 126 | 88 | 155 | 369 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | 39 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 52% | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 2 | 7 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 45/67 | 35/48 | 48/77 | 128/192 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 73% | 62% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 30/45 | 30/35 | 39/48 | 99/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 86% | 81% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/22 | 6/13 | 15/29 | 29/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 46% | 52% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 57% | 57% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 71% | – | 50% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWLLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Washington
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Seong Chan HongChan Hong (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-65 7-64) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (7-63 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-71 7-5 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-6 7-60 7-67) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (7-6(4) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrey RublevRublev – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
