Cameron Norrie and Ben Shelton will square off in the 3rd round of the Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 8:00 pm on STADIUM 3. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cameron Norrie who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cameron Norrie is the pick to win this match.
Cameron Norrie -> 1.39
Ben Shelton -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Cameron Norrie vs. Ben Shelton
There is no head to head record between Cameron Norrie and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Cameron Norrie
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-16 | 7-4 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-25 | 14-12 | 18-7 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-26 | 26-11 | 11-5 | 6-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 56-25 | 25-11 | 16-5 | 9-7 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-15 | 9-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 11, Cameron reached the 3rd round after defeating Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 7-65 4-6 6-4 and Andy Murray 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Murray, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Norrie scored 101 points vs Murray’s 97. Cameron was pretty aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Norrie scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Cameron Norrie lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Norrie put 59% of his first serves in, winning 74% (45/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (20/42) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Murray 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit has dropped 2 set in this tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Norrie has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (302-172). 20-9 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Norrie has a compiled 194-84 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Delray Beach where he overcame Reilly Opelka in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(4) and in in Lyon where he defeated Alex Molcan in the final 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1.
Norrie has an overall 39-18 win-loss record in 2022, 20-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-21 | 19-11 | 8-4 | 3-2 | 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. 229 (career-high), Shelton got to the 3rd round after defeating Lorenzo Sonego 7-65 3-6 7-5 and Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Shelton had a good straight sets win against Ruud (6-3 6-3). During the match Shelton scored 59 points vs Ruud’s 42. Shelton was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Shelton made 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ben Shelton was quite efficient on serve to win 85% (22/26) of his 1st serve and 78% (14/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ben broke Ruud 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ben has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Ben’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Rome Challenger and the Chicago Challenger.
Shelton has an overall 19-6 win-loss record in 2022, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Norrie | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 52 |
| Pts | 203-196 | 164-147 |
| Total Points | 399 | 311 |
| Winners | 93 | 68 |
| %Winners | 46% | 41% |
Both Norrie and Shelton played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Cameron Norrie dropped 2 sets, while Ben Shelton lost 1 set. Norrie has played 1 set more than Shelton (6 vs 5). Therefore, Norrie played 9 games more than Shelton. Norrie scored 93 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Ben blasted 68 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Norrie | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 6 |
| 1st in | 125/203 | 83/140 |
| %1st in | 62% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 93/125 | 68/83 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 34/78 | 38/57 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 67% |
Norrie recorded 12 aces (6 per match). Shelton blasted 12 aces (6 per match). Norrie won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Shelton won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Norrie | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 4 |
| Converted | 7/16 | 4/12 |
| % Converted | 44% | 33% |
| Conceded | 16 | 5 |
| Saved | 10 | 4 |
| % Saved | 63% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 |
Norrie broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Brit lost his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Shelton broke his opponents 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. Ben conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Norrie | ||||
| R1 Vitus Nodskov Rune |
R2 Murray |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 4-6 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 28 | 61 | |
| pts | 102-99 | 101-97 | 203-196 | |
| Total points | 201 | 198 | 399 | |
| Winners | 48 | 45 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 45% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 64/100 | 61/103 | 125/203 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 59% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 48/64 | 45/61 | 93/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/36 | 20/42 | 34/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 48% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/6 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 9/11 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 82% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Shelton | ||||
| R1 Sonego |
R2 Ruud |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 3-6 7-5 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 18 | 52 | |
| pts | 105-105 | 59-42 | 164-147 | |
| Total points | 210 | 101 | 311 | |
| Winners | 46 | 22 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 57/96 | 26/44 | 83/140 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 46/57 | 22/26 | 68/83 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 85% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/39 | 14/18 | 38/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 78% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Converted | 1/8 | 3/4 | 4/12 | |
| Converted % | 13% | 75% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/0 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | – | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWLLWWLWWW Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Casper RuudRuud (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-65 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marcos GironGiron (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (7-5 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-77 7-63 6-2) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Rafael NadalNadal (7-69 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Andy MurrayMurray (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Tommy PaulPaul (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Marin CilicCilic – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-4 6-75 7-5) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-63 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marcos GironGiron (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Rafael NadalNadal (7-6(9) 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Borna CoricCoric (4-3) – H2H and prediction
- Marin CilicCilic – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Andrey RublevRublev (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – John IsnerIsner (2-0) – H2H and prediction
