Abedallah Shelbayh and Dylan Dietrich will play each other in the final of the Columbus Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am on Court 1. 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 Dylan Dietrich who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dylan Dietrich is the pick to win this match.
Dylan Dietrich -> 1.34
Abedallah Shelbayh -> 2.93
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Prediction and head to head Abedallah Shelbayh vs. Dylan Dietrich
There is no head to head record between Abedallah Shelbayh and Dylan Dietrich since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Abedallah Shelbayh
27 - 27win/loss
346
181
WWWWLLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27-27 | 15-12 | 6-11 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 27-29 | 24-13 | 0-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-35 | 18-13 | 12-13 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-32 | 27-15 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-7 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 346, Abedallah got to the final after beating Li Tu 3-6 6-2 6-3, Daniil Ostapenkov 6-1 7-5, Aidan Mayo 7-6(7) 7-5 and Mitchell Krueger 6-2 6-2.
In the semifinal, The had a good straight sets win against Krueger (6-2 6-2). During the match, Shelbayh scored 63 points vs Krueger’s 41. Shelbayh was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shelbayh scored 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Abedallah Shelbayh was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 79% (26/33) of his 1st serve and 63% (10/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Shelbayh broke Krueger 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Abedallah has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
ATP Columbus Challenger - Abedallah Shelbayh's projected path
Shelbayh has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 55% of his matches (173-142). 4-2 on indoor hard courts in 2026. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Shelbayh has a composed25-23 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
The’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Columbus Challenger.
Shelbayh has an overall 27-27 win-loss record in 2026, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.
Dylan Dietrich
29 - 8win/loss
363
363
WWWWLWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29-8 | 3-1 | 20-6 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-15 | 3-2 | 13-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 363 (career-high), the Swiss got to the final after defeating Jeff Wolf 7-6(6) 6-3, Andrew Fenty 7-5 6-2, Darwin Blanch 6-3 6-3 and Andres Andrade 6-3 1-0 ret..
In the semifinal against Andrade, Dylan had a free pass after Andrade retired on a 6-3 1-0 . scoreline.
Dietrich’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Ljubljana.
The Swiss has a compiled 29-8 win-loss record in 2026, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
The Swiss has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelbayh | Dietrich |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 86 | 70 |
| Pts | 292-233 | 252-198 |
| Total Points | 525 | 450 |
| Winners | 118 | 108 |
| %Winners | 40% | 43% |
Both Shelbayh and Dietrich played 4 matches. At the moment, Abedallah Shelbayh lost 1 set while Dylan Dietrich hasn’t lost a set so far. Talking about their workload, Shelbayh and Dietrich have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Shelbayh played 16 games more than Dietrich. Shelbayh scored 118 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Swiss blasted 108 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelbayh | Dietrich |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 32 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 8 |
| 1st in | 160/259 | 133/225 |
| %1st in | 62% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 118/160 | 108/133 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 60/99 | 48/92 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 52% |
Shelbayh scored 20 aces (5 per match). Dietrich bagged 32 aces (8 per match). Shelbayh won 74% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Dietrich won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shelbayh | Dietrich |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 11 |
| Converted | 15/27 | 11/28 |
| % Converted | 56% | 39% |
| Conceded | 17 | 19 |
| Saved | 13 | 17 |
| % Saved | 76% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Shelbayh broke his opponents 15 times with a 56% conversion rate. Abedallah conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. The Swiss broke his opponents 11 times with a 39% conversion rate. Dietrich conceded his serve twice and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shelbayh | ||||||
| R1 Tu |
R2 Ostapenkov |
1/4 Mayo |
1/2 Krueger |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-1 7-5 | 7-67 7-5 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 86 | |
| pts | 83-69 | 59-45 | 87-78 | 63-41 | 292-233 | |
| Total points | 152 | 104 | 165 | 104 | 525 | |
| Winners | 37 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 36% | 39% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 47/76 | 27/47 | 53/87 | 33/49 | 160/259 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 57% | 61% | 67% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 37/47 | 21/27 | 34/53 | 26/33 | 118/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 78% | 64% | 79% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 9/20 | 24/34 | 10/16 | 60/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 45% | 71% | 63% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 6/8 | 2/3 | 4/10 | 15/27 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 75% | 67% | 40% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 50% | 50% | 100% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Dietrich | ||||||
| R1 Wolf |
R2 Fenty |
1/4 Blanch |
1/2 Andrade |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-3 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 1-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 70 | |
| pts | 73-66 | 78-62 | 68-51 | 33-19 | 252-198 | |
| Total points | 139 | 140 | 119 | 52 | 450 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 45% | 40% | 33% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 41/72 | 45/70 | 34/55 | 13/28 | 133/225 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 64% | 62% | 46% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 35/41 | 35/45 | 27/34 | 11/13 | 108/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 78% | 79% | 85% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/31 | 13/25 | 12/21 | 8/15 | 48/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 52% | 57% | 53% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 1/2 | 3/11 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 11/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 27% | 40% | 60% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 8/8 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 75% | 80% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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