Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz will face off in the quarter of the Terra Wortmann Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:30 am on HERISTO-ARENA. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.69
Taylor Fritz -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Taylor Fritz
This will be the 5th time that Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they played, Shelton won 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the final in Stuttgart back in June 2026.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs Taylor Fritz – Stuttgart 14-June-2026
Ben Shelton
25 - 9win/loss
4
4
LLLWWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39-16 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 40-24 | 23-9 | 7-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-26 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-5 | 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 |
Ranked no. 5 (career-high), Ben reached the quarter after defeating Lorenzo Sonego 7-5 6-3 and Ethan Quinn 6-4 5-7 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Shelton defeated Quinn (6-4 5-7 6-4). During the match, Shelton scored 97 points vs Quinn’s 89. Shelton was extremely aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shelton managed to score 16 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Ben Shelton was pretty effective on serve to win 78% (49/63) of his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Ben broke Quinn 3 times after converting 21% of his break points (3/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ben has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
ATP Halle - Ben Shelton's projected path
Shelton has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 65% of his matches (193-103). 6-0 on grass in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shelton has an overall18-11 match record in the last 6 years on grass.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Dallas where he overcame Taylor Fritz in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5 and in Munich where he overcame Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-2 7-5 and in Stuttgart where he defeated Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 2-6 6-4.
The American has an aggregate 25-9 win-loss record in 2026, 6-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Halle
Ben has never competed in this tournament before.
Taylor Fritz
17 - 11win/loss
12
4
LLLWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33-18 | 18-11 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 11-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 53-23 | 31-12 | 3-4 | 6-5 | 13-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-23 | 23-10 | 15-7 | 6-4 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-24 | 35-11 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-21 | 24-8 | 5-3 | 9-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 9, Fritz got to the quarter after defeating Zizou Bergs 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 and Fabian Marozsan 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Taylor had a good straight sets win against Marozsan (6-2 6-4). During the match Fritz scored 65 points vs Marozsan’s 44. Taylor was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Fritz managed to score 16 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Taylor Fritz lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Fritz put 70% of his first serves in, winning 94% (30/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (6/14) on the 2nd serve. Taylor broke Marozsan 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
ATP Halle - Taylor Fritz's projected path
Fritz’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Dallas and Stuttgart.
Taylor has a compiled 17-11 win-loss record in 2026, 5-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelton | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 53 |
| Pts | 158-138 | 171-144 |
| Total Points | 296 | 315 |
| Winners | 82 | 76 |
| %Winners | 52% | 44% |
Both Shelton and Fritz played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ben Shelton dropped 1 set, while Taylor Fritz dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Shelton and Fritz have played the same amount of sets 5. They also played the same amount of games (53). The American scored 82 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, Taylor made 76 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelton | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 32 |
| Avg per match | 10.5 | 16 |
| 1st in | 100/144 | 90/142 |
| %1st in | 69% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 82/100 | 76/90 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 22/44 | 30/52 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 58% |
Shelton scored 21 aces (10.5 per match). Fritz blasted 32 aces (16 per match). Shelton won 82% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Fritz won 84% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shelton | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 6 |
| Converted | 6/20 | 6/13 |
| % Converted | 30% | 46% |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 63% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 30% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. Fritz conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shelton | ||||
| R1 Sonego |
R2 Quinn |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 32 | 53 | |
| pts | 61-49 | 97-89 | 158-138 | |
| Total points | 110 | 186 | 296 | |
| Winners | 33 | 49 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 51% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 16 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 37/57 | 63/87 | 100/144 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 72% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 33/37 | 49/63 | 82/100 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 78% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 13/24 | 22/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 54% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/14 | 6/20 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 21% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 4/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Fritz | ||||
| R1 Bergs |
R2 Marozsan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 5-7 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 18 | 53 | |
| pts | 106-100 | 65-44 | 171-144 | |
| Total points | 206 | 109 | 315 | |
| Winners | 46 | 30 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 58/96 | 32/46 | 90/142 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 70% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 46/58 | 30/32 | 76/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 94% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/38 | 6/14 | 30/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 43% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 4/8 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Halle
- Flavio Cobolli/Ben SheltonCobolli/Ben Shelton – Marcelo Melo/Alexander ZverevMelo/Alexander Zverev (7-65 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
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