Dmitry Popko and Ben Shelton will face off in the 1st round of the Chicago Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.33
Dmitry Popko -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Dmitry Popko vs. Ben Shelton
There is no head to head record between Dmitry Popko and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Dmitry Popko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55-17 | 5-0 | 50-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-20 | 1-1 | 38-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-30 | 11-11 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-34 | 0-4 | 27-19 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-23 | 13-8 | 15-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 198, the Kazakhstani will start his run in the Chicago Challenger after he played his last match in the Segovia Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Geerts in the 1st round on the 26th of July.
Popko has a compiled 12-21 win-loss record in 2022, 8-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Sultan Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Popko has an overall 377-228 record. He has a positive 128-79 record on hard.
Previously in the Chicago Challenger
The Kazakhstani has never competed in this tournament before.
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-15 | 9-6 | 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. 282, the American will start his run in the Chicago Challenger after he played his last match in Atlanta where he lost 7-6(8) 4-6 7-6(3) to Isner in the 2nd round on the 28th of July.
The American has an aggregate 13-5 win-loss record in 2022, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Rome Challenger.
In terms of his career, Shelton has an overall 31-12 record. He has a positive 11-6 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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- Brandon HoltHolt – Stefan DostanicDostanic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Keegan SmithSmith – Evan ZhuZhu (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Billy HarrisHarris – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (6-4 7-6(9)) – See score progression
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