Ben Shelton dispatches Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 in the quarter in Basel on Friday. Shelton will try to keep the momentum against Arthur Fils in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Ben added to his prize money € 62,555 after conquering this match. He has already won € 127,900 so far in the tournament. If he wins the next match, the American will add € 112,090 to his earnings to get in total € 239,990.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Andrey Rublev Swiss Indoors Basel – Basel
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:15
The American won this encounter even if he scored less points than Andrey (97 vs. 101).
Shelton
Ben blasted 13 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Shelton was great in converting all the break points (2/2).
Rublev
On the other side, the Russian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shelton and Rublev is 1-0 for Ben.
Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Arthur Fils – stats
Shelton will compete against Fils in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Arthur Fils fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Shelton and Fils (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Fils won 7-5 6-75 7-62 in the quarter in Tokyo back in September 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Shelton grabbed in the 12th game (7-5) prior to eventually winning the set (7-5).
The American failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 40.
The American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 12th game (6-5 40-A). On the other side, Rublev was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 13th game (4-7 30-40).
They played 80 points. Shelton was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Rublev (43-37). Ben conceded 14 points on serve (33-14). on the other side of the net, Rublev conceded 10 points on serve (23-10).
The Russian won the set after he broke the American .
Andrey was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Russian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 75 points. Andrey conquered the set after winning 15 more points than Shelton (45-30). Rublev dropped 6 points on serve (35-6). On the other side, Ben conceded 10 points on serve (24-10).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Ben snatched in the 9th game (5-4) before finally winning the set (6-4).
Shelton was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 43 points. Shelton was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Rublev (24-19). Ben dropped 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the court, Rublev conceded 4 points on serve (14-4).
Tennis Scores in Basel
- Arthur FilsFils – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-65 6-3)
- Ben SheltonShelton – Andrey RublevRublev (7-5 6-73 6-4)
- Holger RuneRune – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 6-4)
