Ben Shelton shocks Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Shelton will have to play Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 8 minutes.
The American added to his prize money $ 39,195 after winning this match. He has won already $ 84,510 after this win. If he wins the next match, Ben will add $ 73,485 to his earnings to get in total $ 157,995 in total.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Casper Ruud Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Ben scored 59 points vs. Casper’s 42.
Shelton
Ben served very well to win 85% of the points (22/26) behind his first serve, and he won 78% points (14/18) on his second serve. Shelton was pretty focused in converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4).
Ruud
On the other side, Casper wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shelton and Ruud is 1-0 for Ben.
Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Cameron Norrie – stats
Shelton will face Norrie in the 3rd round.
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Cameron Norrie since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Shelton had a great start in this set after breaking Casper Ruud in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break turned to be decisive for Ben to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Ben converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 55 points. The American won 9 points more than Casper (32-23). The American lost 6 points on serve (20-6). On the losing side, Casper conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).
Shelton conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Casper Ruud in the 1st game (1-0). Ben extended his lead after breaking the Norwegian in the 9th (6-3) game before winning the set.
Shelton was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 46 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Casper (27-19). Ben was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (16-2). Regarding the other side of the net, Ruud conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).
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